BJP-allies emerge as favourites in SC-ST reserved in Assam, West Bengal with 100% strike rate in tribal seats
The saffron outfit’s performance, along with its allies, in reserved seats also saw a healthy uptick in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
The saffron outfit’s performance, along with its allies, in reserved seats also saw a healthy uptick in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
The visit comes just a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a commanding win in the Assam Assembly elections, securing 82 seats in the 126-member House. The BJP-led NDA crossed the three-fourths majority mark, with the party alone achieving a two-thirds majority.
On the ground, the Chief Minister delivered one of the most emphatic individual performances of the election. Contesting from Jalukbari, Sarma secured 1,12,186 votes, defeating his nearest rival from the Congress by a margin exceeding 80,000 votes.
As per the latest trends from the Election Commission of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 59 seats and is leading in 23 others in the 126-member Assam Assembly.
In Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 30 seats in the state and was ahead in 52 other constituencies, while its ally, the Bodoland People's Front, bagged five seats and was leading in five others.
Exit poll projections for five states will be released after EC restrictions end today, offering early trends before counting day, with multiple agencies expected to share estimates.
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Once a near-uncontested fortress, Jalukbari now echoes with allegations, generational politics and a question Assam hasn't seriously asked in two decades: can Himanta actually lose?
