BJP-led NDA returns to power in Assam for 2nd time in a row
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Guwahati, May 3 : The ruling BJP-led NDA returned to power in Assam for the second consecutive term as the Mitrajot secured 68 seats in the 126-member assembly, election officials said on Sunday midnight.
According to the latest tally of the Election Commission results late on Sunday night, of the total of 126 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has so far won 53 seats, and leading in six seats while its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won nine seats and the United People s Party Liberal (UPPL) won six seats.
Counting of votes for 126 Assembly seats underway in Assam
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May 02, 2021 08:45 IST
The BJP-led Mitrajot seeks the retain power while the 10-party Mahajot led by Congress hopes to form the government.
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Officials waiting to undergo a COVID-19 test on the eve of counting day of Assam Assembly Polls, in Tezpur, on May 1, 2021.
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The BJP-led Mitrajot seeks the retain power while the 10-party Mahajot led by Congress hopes to form the government. The counting of votes for 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam elections began at 8 a.m. May 2 across 331 halls amid “airtight” security and adherence to COVID-19 guidelines.
Assembly election results: Counting of votes in 4 states, Puducherry today
By ANI| Posted by Sameer | Updated: 2nd May 2021 8:52 am IST File Photo
New Delhi: The counting of votes will begin on Sunday for the high-stakes assembly polls in four states- Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the union territory of Puducherry.
All necessary arrangements have been made by the Election Commission has made necessary arrangements for counting which will begin at 8 am across counting centres.
The outcome of assembly polls is likely to have implications for politics at the national level.
West Bengal
The exit polls for the four states and a Union Territory predicted a clear victory for DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, LDF retaining power in Kerala and BJP-led NDA in Assam and a tight contest in Bengal with several surveys giving an edge to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). In Puducherry, the polls predicted victory for NDA.