Tarun Gogoi sworn in as Assam CM

Congressman Tarun Gogoi took oath as Assam chief minister at the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday.

He was sworn in as the chief minister for third consecutive term by Governor JB Patnaik.

Gogoi led his party into a straight third win with the Congress getting well beyond the majority mark, as counting for state elections concluded on Friday (May 13).

In the state, the major fight was between the ruling Congress and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and final figures showed the incumbent bagging 74 seats while the AGP got 11 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 5.

Analysts said Gogoi?s commendable work and the fragmented opposition had ensured that the chief minister returned for the third term.

Exit polls in Assam had predicted divergent results with one survey leaning in favour of the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government and the other predicting a hung assembly.