The three-phase elections conclude today as Assam’s capital area of Guwahati, and Lower Assam vote.
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A photo of Amit Shah at the rally in Assam's Kamrup district on Friday.
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Amit Shah via Twitter
On March 28, Assam woke up to a “skybus” advertisement in all the major dailies published out of the state declaring that the Bharatiya Janata Party would “win all constituencies of Upper Assam” which had polled the previous day. A skybus ad resembles a banner headline and in the absence of a prominent enough disclaimer – as was the case here – it is easy for readers to mistake it for news.