Assam gets its first BJP govt today

Guwahati, May 23 (IANS): Ten ministers will be sworn-in along with Assam's new Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday as Assam gets its first BJP government, sources said.   Although the Bharatiya Janata Party did not confirm the numbers, other sources said that while five members from the BJP will be sworn-in with Sonowal, there will be two each from alliance partners Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF).   BJP sources said that while the AGP has demanded the BJP to accommodate five of its legislators in the cabinet, the BPF had also requested for accommodation of four legislators.



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