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Government of Assam

Government of Assam
Seal of Assam.svg
Seat of Government Dispur
Executive
Governor Banwarilal Purohit
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Legislature
Assembly
  • Vidhan Sabha
Speaker Ranjit Kumar Das
Deputy Speaker Dilip Kumar Paul
Members in Assembly 126
Judiciary
High Court Gauhati High Court
Chief Justice K Sreedhar Rao

The Government of Assam is the provincial governing authority of Assam, a state of India. It consists of the Governor as the head of the state, nominated by the Government of India. The head of government is the Chief Minister, who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the 126-membered unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly. The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted.

In 2016, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 86 seats, followed by Congress with 26 seats and AIUDF with 13.

Ministers sworn on 24 May 2016:



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