As per the data available on the website of Election Commission of India, the ruling regime in Assam, led by BJP is surging ahead of the Grand Alliance spearheaded by the Congress, and is inching closer to another victory. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal exuded confidence that the saffron party-led alliance will retain power in the state. Assam has a 126-member assembly and 64 seats are needed for a simple majority.

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The ruling regime of NDA led by BJP in Assam has won 48 seats and is leading in 24 assembly seats, while the Grand Alliance led by the Congress has won 24 seats and is leading in 27 seats.

Counting of votes for the Assam assembly elections began at 8 am on Sunday amid strict health protocols, as it is taking place amid a raging second wave of Covid-19. At the 331 counting halls across the state that voted in three phases on March 27, April 1, and April 6, a three-tier security apparatus has also been arranged.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that the Assam  assembly election has broken the “jinx” that minorities do not vote for the saffron party as it has received huge support in the Muslim dominated areas and constituencies.