Sixth Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry

Sixth Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry छठी तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश मंत्रीमंडल
18th Ministry of Friends Society
Date formed	22 March 2020 (2020-03-22)
Date dissolved	30 April 2020 (2020-04-30)
People and organisations
Head of state	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Head of government	Tanishkaa Patranabish
No. of ministers	17
Member parties	National People's Congress
Status in legislature	Supermajority
Opposition party	None
Opposition leader	None
History
Outgoing election	2020
Predecessor	First Anoushkaa Patranabish ministry
Successor	Seventh Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry

The Sixth Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry (Hindi: छठी तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश मंत्रीमंडल) was formed on 22 March 2020 following the election victory of Tanishkaa Patranabish defeating Sarala Baishya in the general elections held on 19 March. The elections were held in which the elected members of parliament voted to elect a new leader, in which Tanishkaa Patranabish secured 17 out of the 32 elected members and Sarala Baishya secured 15. Soon after the results were declared, President Dhrubajyoti Roy invited her to form the government.

Soon after, Tanishkaa Patranabish was sworn-in as the Prime Minister and Anoushkaa Patranabish as the First Deputy Prime Minister.

President Dhrubajyoti administering oath of office to Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish.

Composition

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister Minister of Personnel, Appointments and Administrative Reforms All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister.	Tanishkaa Patranabish	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Deputy Prime Minister	Anoushkaa Patranabish	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
	Bishnu Chetry	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
	Arnab Sil	29 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Finance Minister of Planning	Tanishkaa Patranabish	22 March 2020	10 April 2020		Congress
	Arnab Sil	10 April 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Home Affairs Minister in-charge of Elections, Vigilance and General Administration	Anoushkaa Patranabish	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of External Affairs Minister of Health	Bishnu Chetry	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of National Development	Arnab Sil	22 March 2020	29 March 2020		Congress
	Anirban Phatowali	29 March 2020	30 March 2020		Congress
Minister of National Defence	Arnab Deka	22 March 2020	29 March 2020		Congress
	Arnab Sil	29 March 2020	10 April 2020		Congress
	Ankurjyoti Thakuria	10 April 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Anirban Phatowali	22 March 2020	29 March 2020		Congress
	Arnab Deka	29 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Law and Justice	Ankurjyoti Thakuria	22 March 2020	10 April 2020		Congress
	Nishwan Baidantic	10 April 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Education	Nishwan Baidantic	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Commonwealth Affairs	Ankurjyoti Thakuria	22 March 2020	10 April 2020		Congress
	Arnab Deka	10 April 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Minister of Sanitation and Public Hygiene	Sampriti Paul	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Culture Minister of Information and Broadcasting	Bishakha Das	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of International Relations	Arnab Sil	22 March 2020	10 April 2020		Congress
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs	Anirban Phatowali	22 March 2020	10 April 2020		Congress

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Sports and Youth Affairs	Arpan Deka	10 April 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of International Relations	Tusharjit Deka	10 April 2020	30 April 2020		Congress

Ministers of State

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance	Arpan Deka	22 March 2020	29 March 2020		Congress
	Jemina Hazarika	29 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs	Tusharjit Deka	22 March 2020	29 March 2020		Congress
	Arpan Deka	29 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs	Jemina Hazarika	22 March 2020	29 March 2020		Congress
	Tusharjit Deka	29 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Defence	Pallavi Rai	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education	Chandan Das	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning	Harlong Terang	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Appointments and Administrative Reforms	Abhirup Patranabis	22 March 2020	30 April 2020		Congress