For the BJP, the state is important not just for the party organisation but also for party ideology – the National Register of Citizens or NRC is its flagship ideological programme.
EVMs, VVPATs at the well-ventilated counting venues will be sanitised before counting. (Representational)
Guwahati:
The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes on May 2 for the Assam assembly polls by putting in place measures to ensure strict adherence to health protocols, as it is taking place amid a raging second wave of COVID-19, an official said on Saturday.
A three-tier security apparatus has also been arranged at the 331 counting halls across the state that voted in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6.
Considering the fact that coronavirus infection is raging in the state, steps have been taken to ensure that Covid guidelines are strictly followed during the counting.
Himanta Biswa Sarma
GUWAHATI: Himanta Biswa Sarma has risen in prominence in BJP since he joined the party in 2015 and has played a key role in the party s growing footprint in Assam as also other states of northeast.
He has played a stellar role in the success of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the assembly polls in Assam with the alliance returning to power overcoming the stiff challenge posed by the Congress-led alliance. He was a key campaigner of the party and strongly articulated its position on various issues at play in Assam which has a diverse population with sometimes competing interests. During the campaign, he took repeated digs at Congress for its alliance with AIUDF.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 3 (ANI): Taking responsibility for the Congress' defeat in Assam Assembly elections, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora on Sunday tendered his resignation from the post.
BJP will form the government and the Chief Minister will also be from BJP, to continue development in the State, said Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma.