Overview

• At a rain-soaked ceremony in Kokrajhar on October 5, Assam Chief Secretary Ravi Kota administered the oath to CEM Hagrama Mohilary and Deputy CEM Rihon Daimary, with Tridip Daimari named Protem Speaker.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pledged full cooperation from the state and said decisions on evictions and land rights rest solely with the Sixth Schedule council; Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the new leadership.
• Hagrama Mohilary reiterated that the BPF could rejoin the NDA only if the BJP drops the UPPL, framing the stance as aligned with public sentiment in Bodoland.
• Mohilary signaled early governance priorities with a focus on issuing land pattas, while civil groups such as the TRPA lauded the result as strengthening the BTC’s Sixth Schedule autonomy.
• The UPPL accepted its defeat, said it will serve as a constructive opposition, and alleged post-poll intimidation of its supporters in Srirampur, with plans to petition law-enforcement authorities.