Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has allocated portfolios to twelve new ministers. The chief minister kept key departments like Home and Political. Senior ministers Ranoj Pegu and Ashok Singhal retained their previous portfolios. Jayanta Malla Baruah has been given the Finance Ministry. The expansion brings the cabinet strength to sixteen.

With the expansion, BJP now has 14 ministers in the cabinet while AGP has two and BPF one. Apart from Atul Bora, Keshav Mahanta is the other MLA from AGP who has been included

Assam's council of ministers has expanded to sixteen with twelve new ministers taking oath. The cabinet includes four new faces and representation from the Bodo community and…