Assam Assembly Election 2016 Results

Dispur:  The exit polls for Assam have been proven right and now, the BJP is comfortably on its way to end the 15-year rule of the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government in state.

Ending a 15-year rule in a state is no small achievement for the party, especially when in the last elections it had won an abysmally low number of five seats.

Following BJP’s lead in more than 80 constituencies, party’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowalsaid the priority of the new government will be to protect the interests of “greater Assamese society.” Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Mr. Sonowal, says “BJP will do everything possible to fulfil dreams of people of Assam.”

BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal is leading in Majuli and former Congress strongman Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is contesting on BJP ticket from Jalukbari, is also in the lead.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is also leading in Titabar but his party could concede power to the BJP if the initial trends convert into seats.

Previously, Gogoi ruled out any possibility of forming a secular Third Front to keep the BJP away from power as he is “confident” of returning to power in the state for a consecutive fourth term. “We are definitely going to get the majority. We’ll reach the magic figure of 64, nothing less than that,” said Gogoi.

BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal has said the exit polls only reflected the wishes of the people and that BJP and its allies were going to form the next government in the state. Sonowal also predicted that the BJP is going to win over 84 seats in Assam in the 126-seat assembly.