Second Sarala Baishya ministry

Second Sarala Baishya Ministry
6th Ministry of Children's Group
Date formed	6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)
Date dissolved	11 April 2016 (2016-04-11)
People and organisations
Head of state	Varuna Sriraya (until 21 March 2016) Tanishkaa Patranabish (from 21 March 2016)
Head of government	Sarala Baishya
No. of ministers	11
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	None
Opposition leader	Tanishkaa Patranabish
History
Election(s)	March 2016
Outgoing election	December 2015
Predecessor	First Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry
Successor	Third Varuna Sriraya ministry

The Second Sarala Baishya Ministry was the union council of ministers formed on 6 December 2015 after the December 2015 elections held to elect the President and the Prime Minister.

Formation

It was decided that the candidate winning the election will be elected as the President, and the candidate losing shall be the Prime Minister. Eventually, Varuna Sriraya won the elections and became the President, and Sarala Baishya was appointed as the Prime Minister.

Composition

The second ministry of Prime Minister Sarala Baishya composed of six ministers of cabinet rank including prime minister Baishya herself, while five other ministers were inducted to the rank of ministers of state. It was also during the formation of the ministry that the junior ministerial position of ministers of state were introduced. The Ministry of Home Affairs was also created during this period.

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any other minister.	Sarala Baishya	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of Home Affairs	Anoushkaa Patranabish	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of Finance	Mridul Amin	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of Social Welfare	Arnab Sil	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of Culture	Arnab Deka	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of Sports	Asmi Patranabis	6 December 2015	11 April 2016

Ministers of State

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs	Saikat Seal	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance	Abhiraj Kar	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture	Anirban Phatowali	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Welfare	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi	6 December 2015	11 April 2016
Minister of State in the Ministry of Sports	Arpan Deka	6 December 2015	11 April 2016