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Sarbananda Sonowal's swearing-in ceremony

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 24, 2016, 17:44:17 IST

Sarbananda Sonowal's swearing-in ceremony

Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Assam chief minister. Stay with us for latest news and updates.

17:44 (IST) May 24

Himanta Biswa Sarma to be NDA's Northeast convenor.

17:40 (IST) May 24

Sonowal thanks all dignitaries for being part of his swearing-in.

17:23 (IST) May 24

Every government in the state has tried to work towards the betterment of Assam. This government will take forward their work and take Assam to newer heights: PM Modi

17:18 (IST) May 24

PM Narendra Modi speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of Assam CM and the Council of Ministers in Guwahati pic.twitter.com/Chr9QlksK3
& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) May 24, 2016

16:50 (IST) May 24

BJP leaders LK Advani, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Suresh Prabhu, Ananth Kumar and Nitin Gadkari are in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony.

16:46 (IST) May 24

Guwahati: Former CM Tarun Gogoi in attendance at the oath taking ceremony of Assam CM and the Council of Ministers pic.twitter.com/NeNV1UuAA9
& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) May 24, 2016

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16:39 (IST) May 24

Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as a minister in Assam Government: ANI

16:36 (IST) May 24

Guwahati: Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Assam pic.twitter.com/VaW0XhN5qE
& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) May 24, 2016

16:31 (IST) May 24

Guwahati: PM Modi arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Sarbananda Sonowal as the Chief Minister of Assam pic.twitter.com/znoXjFFcCg
& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) May 24, 2016

10:26 (IST) May 24

The swearing in function in Guwahati's Khanapara field will be attended by diplomats from Saarc countries besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and Union Cabinet ministers.

07:46 (IST) May 24

Preparations in full swing in Guwahati

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> Preparations in full swing in Guwahati where Sarbananda Sonowal will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Assam today <a href="https://t.co/gEomJY2xKq">pic.twitter.com/gEomJY2xKq</a> amp;— ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/734926578719830016">May 24, 2016</a></blockquote>

07:44 (IST) May 24

This is the first time that the BJP is forming a government in any northeast state.

07:44 (IST) May 24

BJP and its alliance partners had won 86 seats in the 126-member assembly. The elections were held in two phases on April 4 and 11 and results declared on May 19.

07:43 (IST) May 24

Sarbananda Sonowal will take oath as Assam chief minister today.