Second Saikia Ministry

Second Saikia Ministry
Date formed30 June 1991
Date dissolved22 April 1996
People and organisations
GovernorLokanath Misra
Chief MinisterHiteswar Saikia
Member party
Status in legislatureMajority
66 / 126 (52%)
Opposition partyAsom Gana Parishad
History
Election1991
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorPresident's rule
SuccessorBarman Ministry

The Second Ministry of Hiteswar Saikia was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Hiteswar Saikia that was formed after the 1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[1][2] The 36 member Congress ministry included 21 Cabinet Ministers and 15 Ministers of State.[3] The election was held between 6 and 8 June 1991 and this led to the formation of the 9th Assam Legislative Assembly. Saikia was sworn in as Chief Minister on 30 June 1991 by Governor Lokanath Misra.[4][5][6] The ministry was dissolved following the death of Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia on 22 April 1996.[7]

  1. ^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". 13 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ Roy, Meenu (1996). India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-81-7100-900-8.
  3. ^ Committee, Indian National Congress All India Congress (1985). Report of the General Secretaries.
  4. ^ "Hiteswar Saikia 1991 ministers" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. ^ Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 978-81-200-0400-9.
  6. ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1991.
  7. ^ "Hiteswar Saikia's death leaves Assam Congress(I) rudderless, peace ever more fragile". India Today. 15 May 1996. Retrieved 9 April 2023.