Following the 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Gogoi became Chief Minister for a second time as he had formed his first ministry previously.

[1] The coalition government was supported by the Hagrama faction of the Bodoland People's Progressive Front, NCP and independents.

The oath of office and secrecy was administered to Gogoi by Governor Ajai Singh at a simple function in the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan in Guwahati.

Digvijay Singh, who was in charge of Congress affairs in Assam, AICC observer Chandan Bagchi, BPF president Hagrama Mohilary and state Congress president Bhubaneswar Kalita attended the swearing-in ceremony.

Gogoi gave importance to implementation of the schemes of the Central Government by different departments of the state.