Two new parties hit our vote in Assam, say Congress leaders
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Guwahati, May 4 : The Congress on Monday claimed that two new local parties the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and the Raijor Dal (RD) - dented its vote in the Assam Assembly elections.
General Secretary in-charge of Assam, Jitendra Singh said that AJP and RD factor also helped the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to consolidate its position in eastern Assam, where polling was held in the first phase in 47 seats on March 27. The AJP and Raijor Dal need to do some soul searching on how they ended up helping the very forces that they were seeking to oppose, he told the media.
The ruling BJP-led NDA is leading on 33 seats, while the Grand Alliance led by the Congress is ahead on eight assembly constituencies, elections officials said on Sunday. According to the Election Commission s initial trends of the results, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading on 27 seats while its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on six seats and United People s Party Liberal (UPPL) on six. The Congress has established initial leads only on five seats while its partners Bodoland Peoples Front on two seats and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on one seat. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and AGP chief and minister Atul Bora are leading from Majuli, Jalukbari and Bokakhat seats respectively.
BJP-led NDA set to form govt in Assam again, leads in 75 seats
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Guwahati, May 2 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or Mitrajot (Alliance of Friends) is set to form the government in Assam for the second consecutive time, as the ruling alliance according to the latest trends is likely to win 75 seats in the 126-member Assembly. The Congress-led Mahajot (Grand Alliance) is expected to win 45 seats.
The Election Commission (EC) is yet to declare the final result on any of the 126 seats as the counting of votes is still in progress in 34 districts across the northeastern state.
Congress alleges violation of strong rooms, EVMs safety in Assam
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Thu, Apr 29 2021 23:21 IST |
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Guwahati: Assam Congress president Ripun Bora addresses a press conference in Guwahati on July 12, 2017. . Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, April 29 : The opposition Congress in Assam filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Thursday, claiming serious discrepancies in respect of the safety of strong rooms, EVMs and control units under nine Assembly constituencies in three districts.
State Congress President Ripun Bora, in his letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, said that diverse serious discrepancies were found in the strong rooms where the EVMs were kept after the elections in nine Assembly constituencies - Jaleswar, Chabua, Dibrugarh, Lahowal, Moran, Dudhnoi, Goalpara East, Goalpara West and Dhakuakhana.
Congress alleges violation of strong rooms, EVMs safety in Assam
Congress said that mismatches of the identification numbers of EVMs, control units, ballot units and VVPATs were found
Thursday April 29, 2021 11:36 PM, IANS
Guwahati: The opposition Congress in Assam filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Thursday, claiming serious discrepancies in respect of the safety of strong rooms, EVMs and control units under nine Assembly constituencies in three districts.
State Congress President Ripun Bora, in his letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, said that diverse serious discrepancies were found in the strong rooms where the EVMs were kept after the elections in nine Assembly constituencies - Jaleswar, Chabua, Dibrugarh, Lahowal, Moran, Dudhnoi, Goalpara East, Goalpara West and Dhakuakhana.