Counting begins for Assam Assembly polls amid strict Covid protocols
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Electoral fate of 946 candidates will be decided during the exercise
Counting of votes got under way Sunday morning for the Assam Assembly elections, with most exit polls predicting a victory for the BJP-led alliance for the second time in a row. The electoral fate of 946 candidates, including 74 women, who contested the three-phase polls for the 126-member Assembly, will be decided during the exercise.
Three-tier security Counting started at 8 am in 331 designated halls where the Election Commission has put in place various measures to ensure strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols, as the State has witnessed a surge in cases.
The ruling BJP-led NDA is leading on 33 seats, while the Grand Alliance led by the Congress is ahead on eight assembly constituencies, elections officials said on Sunday. According to the Election Commission s initial trends of the results, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading on 27 seats while its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on six seats and United People s Party Liberal (UPPL) on six. The Congress has established initial leads only on five seats while its partners Bodoland Peoples Front on two seats and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on one seat. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and AGP chief and minister Atul Bora are leading from Majuli, Jalukbari and Bokakhat seats respectively.
Assam Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Stage set for counting of votes in Assam
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Assam Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Stage set for counting of votes in Assam
After three high-octane phases of polling and election rallies filled with enthusiastic supporters, the results of the Assam Assembly polls will be announced on Sunday by the election commission. Incumbent chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking a second term after a thumping win in the 2016 elections where the party ended Tarun Gogoi-led Congress 15-year rule, when it won 86 out of 126 seats.Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live updates on Assam Election Results and Constituency wise results.
BJP will form the government and the Chief Minister will also be from BJP, to continue development in the State, said Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Congress paid the price of pact with AIUDF in Assam: Experts
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Hojai: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal shows his forefinger marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Assam s Hojai, on April 18, 2019. . Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, May 2 : The alliance with the AIUDF shattered Congress dream to capture power in Assam, though the grand old party performed better this time as compared to 2016, when it was defeated by the BJP after 15 years, experts and political commentators feel.
Political analysts categorically said that the Congress paid the price for the coalition with the Muslim-based body, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), in Assam.