Guwahati, Oct 18: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expanded his cabinet on Saturday, bringing Majbat MLA Charan Boro of the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) on board. The swearing-in at Raj Bhavan, Guwahati, at 11 a.m., saw senior ministers, party leaders, and officials in attendance.

With Boro’s induction, the BPF, which had so far extended outside support to the ruling BJP-led coalition, has now formally joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in state.

This marks the fourth expansion of Sarma’s cabinet since he assumed office in May 2021 and is likely to be the last before the upcoming assembly elections early next year.

Speaking on the sidelines of an event earlier, Chief Minister Sarma had hinted at the expansion, saying, “There is one seat vacant in the ca

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