Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Hitendra Nath Goswami of the BJP secured a decisive victory in the Jorhat Assembly constituency, defeating Gaurav Gogoi of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 23,182 votes, according to official data released by the Election Commission of India on Monday. As per the final round of counting, Goswami polled 69,439 votes, while Gogoi garnered 46,257 votes. The result reflects a strong performance by the BJP in the constituency, consolidating its hold amid a broader tr…
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Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) With counting of votes underway in Assam, state Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Monday said the trends indicate a decisive victory for the BJP-led NDA, asserting that the electorate has backed the alliance’s development agenda. According to early trends, the BJP and its allies have crossed the 100-mark in the 126-member Assembly, with the NDA leading in 101 seats, while the Congress-led opposition alliance is ahead in 24 constituencies.Speaking to reporters, Pegu took a…
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Calling the NDA’s performance in Assam a “historic mandate”, Assam BJP president and Lok Sabha member Dilip Saikia on Monday said that no political party in the state’s history has received such an overwhelming endorsement from the people. He told reporters here that the initial trends of counting of votes reflect the trust reposed by voters in the development work carried out by the BJP government under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.Accordin…
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) In a setback for Congress, party candidate and state president Gaurav Gogoi was trailing behind BJP rival Hitendra Nath Goswami in the Jorhat Assembly constituency after the fifth round of counting on Monday. According to official trends, the BJP has secured 23,339 votes, while the Congress party has polled 15,326 votes so far, giving Goswami a lead of 8,013 votes over Gogoi as counting continues.The widening margin is being seen as an early setback for the Congress party …
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika on Monday said the BJP was heading towards forming the government as early counting trends show the party advancing to the majority mark. Speaking to the media at a counting centre in Morigaon, Hazarika said the initial leads reflect the outcome of the continuous development work of the double-engine government of the BJP, which is led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the state.He expressed confidence that the BJP would return to powe…
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) The BJP-led NDA was leading in 36 Assembly seats, while the Congress-led opposition alliance was ahead in 10 constituencies in the early rounds of counting for the Assam Assembly elections on Monday, according to initial trends. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was leading from the Jalukbari Assembly constituency seat, giving an early boost to the ruling alliance as counting progressed across the state amid tight security arrangements.Counting was being conducted at 40 c…
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) The electoral contest in Assam will reach its decisive stage on Monday when counting of votes for the 2026 Assembly elections begins across the state amid elaborate security arrangements, with the outcome set to determine whether the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) returns to power for a third consecutive term or the opposition alliance makes a breakthrough. Election officials said on Sunday that counting will be conducted at 40 centres spread across Assam’s 3…