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 …
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Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi was trailing behind BJP rival Hitendra Nath Goswami after the first round of counting in Assam’s Jorhat Assembly constituency on Monday.According to early trends, Goswami secured 4,993 votes, taking a lead of 1,056 votes, while Gogoi polled 3,937 votes in the opening round of counting.Officials said that only one out of the 14 rounds of counting has been completed so far, and the margin is likely to fluctuate as more rounds are taken up.The Jor…