Historic Victory for NDA in Assam: BJP Secures Majority with Record Voter Turnout | Guwahati News

CM Sarma won Jalukbari, Gaurav Gogoi of Congress lost in Jorhat

GUWAHATI: NDA won Assam for the third straight time and BJP crossed the majority mark on its own for the first time, riding on state’s highest voter turnout and powered by delimitation that helped Hindu and tribal voters’ control large voting areas.A new alliance coupled with massive cash transfers to some 40 lakh women handed the NDA its biggest victory in Assam.BJP won 82 of the 90 seats it had contested, while its two allies, Bodoland People’s Front and Asom Gana Parishad won 10 seats each, that took the NDA tally to 102.

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, who led the party from the front, described the victory as a historic moment.“For the first time, the 100-mark has been breached by an incumbent alliance in the state. Also, BJP for the first time attained majority in house (126 seats) on its own,” Himanta said to a thunderous applause.Thousands of supporters danced on the streets to beat of Bihu numbers, burst crackers and smeared each other with colours and distributed sweets to celebrate the victory.Sarma said the people’s verdict is the mandate “For vikas and virasaat. This victory has been a vote for development, nari shakti, identity and the vision of a Viksit Assam,” while dedicating the victory to people of the state.Also read| Assembly election results 2026: Top 10 winners and losersThe third straight victory by NDA that equalled Congress’s record in late Tarun Gogoi’s days, was also propelled by the highest ever voter turnout of nearly 86% and women voters who powered this high voting percentage turned out in record numbers surpassing male voters at polling booths by over two lakhs.The redrawing of the constituencies played a pivotal role in BJP’s victory as it compressed the number of Muslim decisive constituencies from 35 to 22 and increased the number of seats where the indigenous voters held the key.The mandate of the indigenous voters hit Congress and its allies hard. Barring just one winner, all its other 18 winners are Muslims. Even its ally Rajor Dal’s one winner is from the same community while its other allies AJP, Left and All Party hill Leaders’ Conference drew blank.On the other hand, the delimitation demolished Badruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF that brought down its 2021 tally of 15 to just two.BJP’s new partner in NDA, BPF won 10 of the 15 seats in Bodo heartland while the former NDA partner of 2021, UPPL, which was dumped by BJP this time drew a blank.Also read| Assembly elections result: INDIA footprint fades on Bharat map as allies stumble in WB, TNThe scale of the BJP’s dominance saw its vote share shoot up by over 5% to reach close to 39%, which is its biggest share so far after finishing at 33% in 2021 and 29.5% in 2011.Sarma attributed Congress’ dismal performance to two factors, one for dragging Zubeen Garg’s name in campaigning and other attacking the daughters of Assam, when Pawan Khera made the allegations against his wife.“I thank Pawan Khera for his media conference where he did not attack me, but the daughters of Assam and that made people of Assam very emotional. Had Gaurav Gogoi not been present at that press conference, probably he might have won,” Sarma quipped.Sarma also added, “Zubeen Garg was never an issue in this election but Congress tried to politicise his name by mentioning him in their manifesto People have punished them for politicising Zubeen Garg’s death.”Congress media team chairman Bedabrata Bora said, “We are surprised at the results, but we accept them as the people’s mandate.”