The Borbora ministry was the state ministry of Assam headed by Chief Minister Golap Borbora of the Janata Party from 12 March 1978 until its resignation on 4 September 1979. The ministry was formed in the aftermath of the post-Emergency election in the state held in 1978 resulting in the victory of the Janata Party in the state. Borbora became the first non-Congress chief minister of the state and ousted the government of Sarat Chandra Sinha who had been in power since January 1972. The ministry remained in office until Borbora's resignation on 4 September 1979 and his subsequent replacement by Speaker of the Assembly Jogendra Nath Hazarika.

Borbora ministry
Portrait of Chief Minister Borbora
Date formed12 March 1978
Date dissolved4 September 1979
People and organisations
GovernorLallan Prasad Singh
Chief MinisterGolap Borbora
Member parties  Janata Party
Opposition partyIndian National Congress
History
Election1978
PredecessorSinha ministry
SuccessorHazarika ministry

Composition

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The ministry was formed on 12 March 1978 and sworn in into office by Governor Lallan Prasad Singh. It consisted of Chief Minister Golap Borbora, nine ministers of cabinet rank and two ministers of state. The cabinet ministers included Dulal Baruah, Kesab Chandra Gogoi, Lakshyadhar Choudhury, Soneswar Bora, Samar Brahma Choudhury, A. F. Golam Osmani, Jagannath Singh, Lakheshwar Gohain, and Zahirul Islam. The ministers of state included Kosheswar Bora and Lilamoy Das. The ministry was expanded on 21 March 1978 and four ministers were included, two of cabinet rank and two of minister of state rank. Ramesh Mohan Kouli and Sona Ram Thaosen were appointed as cabinet ministers, while Gandhi Ram Timung and Ramani Barman were appointed as ministers of state.[1][2] All the ministers except for Samar Brahma Choudhury belonged to the Janata Party, while Brahma belonged to the Plain Tribals Council of Assam.

Ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Constituency
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Home
Department of Information and Public Relations
Department of General Administration
Department of Political
Department of Planning and Development
Department of Election
Department of Civil Defence
Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms
Department of Secretariat Administration
Department of Minority Affairs
Department of Freedom Fighters
Department of Social Welfare
And all other departments and subjects not allocated to any other minister.
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPTinsukia
Minister of Public Works Department (Roads and Buildings)
Minister of Supply
Minister of Trade and Commerce
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Jails
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPJorhat
Minister of Finance
Minister of Judicial and Legislative (Law)
Minister of Students and Youth Welfare
Minister of Sports
Minister of Tourism
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPDibrugarh
Minister of Education
Minister of Cultural Affairs
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPJalukbari
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Co-operation
Soneswar Bora
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPGolaghat
Minister of Forests
Minister of Livestock, Minister of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry
Samar Brahma Choudhury
12 March 19784 September 1979 PTCKokrajhar East
Minister of Irrigation
Minister of Power
Minister of Mines and Minerals
Minister of Wakf Property
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPBarkhola
Minister of Labour
Minister of Industries
Minister of Public Enterprises
Jagannath Singh
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPUdharbond
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Land Reforms
Minister of Soil Conservation
Lakheshwar Gohain
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPBarhampur
Minister of Transport
Minister of Panchayats and Community Development
Minister of Municipal Administration
Minister of Town and Country Planning
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPMankachar
Minister of Flood Control
Ramesh Mohan Kouli
21 March 19784 September 1979 JPJonai
Minister of Hill Areas Development
Minister of Printing and Stationery
Minister of Registration and Stamps
12 March 197821 March 1978 JPTinsukia
Sona Ram Thaosen
21 March 19784 September 1978 JPHaflong
Minister of Sericulture and Weaving
Minister of Khadi and Village Industries
12 March 197821 March 1978 JPTinsukia
Gandhi Ram Timung
21 March 19784 September 1978 JPDiphu
Minister of State of the Department of Health and Family Welfare
Minister of State of the Department of Excise
Kosheswar Bora
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPBiswanath
Minister of State of the Department of Fisheries
Minister of State of the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation
Lilamoy Das
12 March 19784 September 1979 JPRatabari
Minister of State in the Department of Education
Minister of State in the Department of Youth Welfare
Ramani Barman
21 March 19784 September 1979 JPDharmapur

References

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  1. ^ Lok Sabha Secretariat (April 1978). "Journal of Parliamentary Information: Vol. XXIV, No. 2" (PDF). p. 262.
  2. ^ "Borbora ministry" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. p. 15. Retrieved 5 November 2018.