In the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) elections, which took place on January 8, BJP retained power, sweeping 25 of 28 seats, including six seats where it won uncontested, and improving its 2019 figures by six more.
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Congress failed to open its account. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had addressed several rallies in the area. Several ministers of the state council on minister aggressively campaigned in the polls. Polling for the 13th NCHAC was conducted on January 8, and a voter turnout of 85.78 per cent was recorded. Altogether 1,40,149 voters, including 69,823 men and 70,326 women were there.
The BJP has retained power in Assam's North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC), with the saffron party bagging 25 seats in the 30-member governing body in Dima Hasao district, officials said on Friday.
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