Bhumidhar Barman ministry

Bhumidhar Barman ministry
Date formed22 April 1996
Date dissolved14 May 1996
People and organisations
GovernorLokanath Misra
Chief MinisterBhumidhar Barman
Member parties
Opposition partyAsom Gana Parishad
History
Outgoing election1996
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorSecond Saikia Ministry
SuccessorSecond Mahanta Ministry

The Barman Ministry was the Cabinet of Assam headed by Chief Minister of Assam Bhumidhar Barman that was formed following the death of Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia.[1][2][3][4] The ministry had 11 Cabinet ministers along with 3 ministers of state.[5] The ministry was dissolved following the 1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election, which resulted in the formation of the Second Mahanta Ministry. Barman was the shortest serving Chief Minister of Assam, with a tenure of 22 days.[6]

  1. ^ The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1996.
  2. ^ "Hiteswar Saikia's death leaves Assam Congress(I) rudderless, peace ever more fragile". India Today. 15 May 1996. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Elections 1996: AGP bounces back to defeat a weak Congress (I) in Assam". India Today. 31 May 1996. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Bhumidhar Barman 1996 ministers" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. ^ LST, Team (31 May 2021). "List of Chief Ministers of Assam (1950-2026) – Download PDF". Lets Study Together. Retrieved 8 April 2023.