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The BJP managed to beat the incumbency factor as well as massive anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) sentiments with the ruling NDA was ahead of the Congress-led Grand Alliance with leads and wins in 73 seats in the 126-member House in Assam. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal won from Majuli constituency, Finance and Health Minister and BJP’s star campaigner Himanta Biswa Sarma won from Jalukbari for the fifth straight term. Incarcerated anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi won from Sibsagar, according to Assam assembly election results.
The BJP won or led in a total of 58 seats while its ally AGP won or led in nine and the UPPL in six. Sonowal said the people had blessed them. “A victory for Barak-Brahmaputra, Hills & Plains. Thank you Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi,” he said. “We can say for sure that the BJP will form government in Assam. We are coming back to power with our partners AGP and UPPL,” Sonowal told reporters. Sarma said the BJP will soon form the government in the state and the party will decide who will be made the next chief minister.
The BJP had projected the then Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal as its chief minister before the assembly polls in 2016, but the ruling party did not announce any name for the top post this time. Speculations were rife that Sarma would be the new CM.
The people of Assam have again blessed the NDA’s development agenda and the pro-people track record of our Government in the state. I thank the people of Assam for the blessings. I appreciate the hard work of NDA Karyakartas and their untiring efforts in serving the people.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 2, 2021
असम में एक बार पुनः भाजपा को पूर्ण बहुमत मिलने पर असम की संस्कृतिशील जनता व समस्त पार्टी कार्यकर्ताओं का हृदय से आभार।
— Narendra Singh Tomar (@nstomar) May 2, 2021
असम की जनता ने प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी द्वारा चलाई जा रही जनकल्याणकारी योजनाओं को प्रतिसाद दिया एवं पुनः सुशासन व विकास को चुना है, बधाई।
Congratulations @sarbanandsonwal ji on your party winning the #AssamAssemblyElection for the second consecutive time. Wishing you all the best.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 2, 2021
'Polls Fought on Strength of Pro-incumbency' | Assam assembly polls was fought by the BJP on the strength of pro-incumbency and this indeed was a unique feature of this election, says MoS Dr jitendra Singh.
VIDEO: #AssamAssemblyPoll was fought by #BJP on the strength of pro-incumbency...and this indeed was a unique feature of this election. pic.twitter.com/OzBhyz87fO
— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) May 2, 2021
Nadda Lauds Party Victory | BJP national president JP Nadda also took to twitter to laud the party's victory in Asam. Nadda thanked the people of Assam for 'showing faith in the NDA administration with this massive mandate'.
Thank you Assam for showing faith in the NDA administration with this massive mandate. The state stands strongly with PM @narendramodi ji’s vision of progressive & prosperous Assam. I congratulate @sarbanandsonwal ji, @RanjeetkrDass ji , @himantabiswa ji & every Karykarta of BJP.
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) May 2, 2021
Earlier in the day CM Sarbanand Sonowal had said, '“People have blessed us. We can say for sure that the BJP will form government in Assam. We are coming back to power with our partners AGP and UPPL," Sonowal told reporters. Asked if the ruling coalition will be able to bag 100 seats, as claimed by the saffron camp ahead of the polls." Sonowal, who continously maintained a lead in his constituency Majuli, won comfortably.
BJP MLA Terosh Gowalla has won the Duliajan constituency. He was trailing behind INC's Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi, but took the lead to win.
Assam state assembly poll results, according to ECI at 7:15pm.
Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government and the CM will also be from BJP, to continue development in the state, Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government and the CM will also be from BJP, to continue development in the State: Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma pic.twitter.com/P4ZhpG7mTK
— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
Sarma Urges Workers to Show Restrain for Celebrations | Keeping in mind the pandemic situation, Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged party workers to follow restraint and do not get together for celebrations.
APPEAL 🙏
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 2, 2021
After the #AssamPolls results are out, I humbly urge all to kindly follow restraint and do not get together for celebrations. Please let's all remember we are in the midst of #COVID19 pandemic and how Hon PM Sri @narendramodi is leading this battle from the front.
Prasanta Phukan of BJP Wins | Prasanta Phukan of BJP hs won Dibrugarh. In the 2016 Assam Assembly elections, Prasanta Phukan of BJP won in this seat by defeating Chandra Kanta Barua of INC by a margin of 27,374 votes which was 26.11% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a vote share of 61.02% in 2016 in the seat.
Akhil Gogoi Wins From Sibsagar | Independent candidate and activist Akhil Gogoi has won from Sibsagar Constituency. He was in the lead since the counting began.
led from the front. Also Party President Sh @JPNadda and HM Sh @AmitShah who energised the election campaign. And, above all, the Party Karyakartas who toiled day and night, and worked among the common masses at all times, in
— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) May 2, 2021
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Jitendra Singh Lauds Party Victory | As the BJP makes its way towards victory in Assam, party leader Jitendra Singh thanked the people of the state, saying the party realized the benefit of the government both at the state and the Centre.
#AssamAssemblyPoll: I thank the people of #Assam from the bottom of my heart for having reposed faith in #BJP and voted in support from across all the sections to give a second term with a spectacular decisive mandate. Credit goes to PM Sh @NarendraModi who
— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) May 2, 2021
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Sonowal Wins Majuli | CM Sarbanand Sonowal who was leading in the race has won once again from Majuli Constituency.
Assam Chief minister Sarbanand Sonowal took to Twitter to laud the party's win in the state. Sonowal called the win a 'victory for Barak-Brahmaputra, Hills and Plains' and also thanked PM Modi.
A victory for Barak-Brahmaputra, Hills & Plains. ✌️
— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) May 2, 2021
Thank you Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji. pic.twitter.com/IzBPDDfXIJ
Himanata Biswa Sarma wins Jalukbari constituency. Sarma took to Twitter to announce his win and thanked the people of Jalukbari, PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda
@BJP4India won Jalukbari LAC-by a margin of 1,01,911 votes.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 2, 2021
It would be my Privilege to represent the constituency for 5th consecutive term.
My gratitude to the people of Jalukbari,Honble PM @narendramodi , HM @AmitShah and national president @JPNadda
JAI AAI ASOM,JAI HIND
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulates Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal.
Congratulations @sarbanandsonwal on being blessed by the people of Assam. Carrying forward people centric policies of @PMOIndia & @BJP4India with @JPNadda leading from the front, you have well served the state. Wishing FM @himantabiswa for his energetic role. @BJP4Assam
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) May 2, 2021
The pro-people policies of Shri @narendramodi led Govt & the state Govt under @sarbanandsonwal have once again helped the BJP in winning assembly elections in Assam. Congratulations to PM Modi, CM Sonowal, Adhyaksh Shri @JPNadda & karyakartas on BJP’s impressive victory in Assam.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 2, 2021
Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP) workers celebrate by distributing sweets at party office in Guwahati.
Assam: Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP) workers celebrate by distributing sweets at party office in Guwahati, as official trends show BJP leading in 57 seats. pic.twitter.com/Eh32Irc8Io
— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
BJP's Hemanga Thakuria has maintained their lead in Palasbari. Right now, Hemanga Thakuria has polled 15588 votes and is leading over INC candidate Jatin Mali, who has polled 10962 votes.
At the end of the 11th round of counting, Karimuddin Barbhuyan of AIUDF has 41263 votes, BJP's Aminul Haque Laskar at 32711.Barbhuyan leading by 9727 votes.
Rekibuddin Ahmed of Indian national Congress wins by 33540 votes in Chaygaon constituency.
AT the end of 10th round, Zakir Hussain Laskar of AIUDF leading with 56163 votes in Hailakandi
BJP at 16122
Leading 40041
Hafiz Rafiqul Islam Leading by 50,188 votes after round 7/21 in Jania (Barpeta)
AIUDF - 54,596
BJP - 4,408
RD - 1,889
Nandita Das of Indian National Congress leading by 36752 votes in the Boko constituency in Assam.
BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in the constituency by a margin of 11,415 votes. Sarma has amaassed 14254 votes and has left INC's Romen Chandra Borthakur behind who is trailing at 2839 votes.
Good Turnout in Polling Phases | Assam saw a polling turnout in first, second and third phases as 79.93%, 80.96% and 82.33% respectively. The ruling BJP contested 92 seats in alliance with the Asom Gana Parishad, which contested 26 seats. In the opposition Grand Alliance, Congress contested 94 seats and the Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF has contested 14.
Akhil Gogoi leading BJP's Surabhi Rajkonwar by 1936 votes. This is Gogoi's first election that he is fighting.
How Leading Candidates are performing | In Assam, some of the key candidates' performances as follows:
In Majuli, CM Sarbananda Sonowa is leading, whereas in Jalukbari, state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been leading. In Bokakhat, AGP chief Atul Bora leads while Gohpur saw Congress president and MP Ripun Bora trailing.
