Government of Assam

Government of Assam
Seat of Government	Guwahati
Legislative branch
Assembly	Assam Legislative Assembly;
Speaker	Biswajit Daimary
Deputy Speaker	Numal Momin
Members in Assembly	126
Executive branch
Governor	Gulab Chand Kataria
Chief Minister	Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Secretary	Paban Kumar Borthakur, IAS
Judiciary
High Court	Gauhati High Court
Chief Justice	Vijay Bishnoi

The Government of Assam or Assam Government abbreviated as GoAS, is the state government of the Indian state of Assam. It consists of the Governor appointed by the President of India as the head of the state, currently Gulab Chand Kataria.^[3] The head of government is the Chief Minister, currently Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma,^[4] who is the leader of the group that commands a majority in the unicameral Assam Legislative Assembly. The Assam Assembly is elected by universal adult suffrage for a period of five years. The Chief Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers that he nominates, the size of which is restricted.

In 2021, the National Democratic Alliance won a majority of seats in the legislature, with 75 seats, followed by Congress with 29 seats and AIUDF with 16.^{[citation needed]}

^ "List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
^ "List of Deputy Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
^ ^a ^b "The Governor of Assam, Assam gov portal".
^ ^a ^b "Assam Legislative Assembly – Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.
^ PTI (1 September 2022). "New Assam chief secretary Paban Kumar Borthakur takes charge". ThePrint. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[1] "List of Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.

[2] "List of Deputy Speakers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.

[Governor-3] "The Governor of Assam, Assam gov portal".

[cm-list-4] "Assam Legislative Assembly – Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.gov.in.

[5] PTI (1 September 2022). "New Assam chief secretary Paban Kumar Borthakur takes charge". ThePrint. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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