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BJP supporters at the party office in Guwahati
GUWAHATI: If the 2016 election revolved around Narendra Modi and his vow to free the state of infiltrators, the 2021 election was all about the identity of Assamese and indigenous people. Development and employment were lesser issues.
Assam, except the Bengali-inhabited Barak Valley, erupted in protests in December 2019 when the Centre passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Five people were killed in the protests and numerous others were injured in the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests that sparked a chain reaction across the Brahmaputra Valley.
Leading organizations like the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu), Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and Asam Sahitya Sabha expressed solidarity with the protesters to safeguard the indigenous identity for months till the pandemic brought protests to a grinding halt in March next year. The identity of the Assamese and other indigenous people took centrestage when the moment
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BJP s 2nd Stint in Assam, But Who Will be the CM, Sonowal or Himanta Biswa? Central Team Reaching Today
BJP created history by winning Assam the second time in a row. This is the first time that a non-Congress party has bagged Assam twice consecutively and that too with 60 seats, just 4 short of the target of 64 in the 126-member Assam Assembly
| 3 May 2021 6:38 AM GMT
Guwahati: The verdict was clear. It is another term for the BJP-led NDA in Assam. BJP won 60 of the total 126 seats and its allies AGP won 9 and UPPL won 6 seats.
With a total of 73, NDA (National Democratic Alliance made up of BJP and its allies) is once again in a very comfortable position to form the government in Assam for the second time in a row. This is the first time that a non-Congress party has romped back to power in Assam.
Analysis | Rise in the east helps Bharatiya Janta Party clinch Assam
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The saffron camp slipped a bit in the Barak Valley widely considered a stronghold
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BJP supporters celebrate after winning majority in Assam in BJP state head office in Guwahati. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR
The saffron camp slipped a bit in the Barak Valley widely considered a stronghold
The eastern region of Assam helped the BJP and its allies clinch Mandate 2021, although they bagged 11 seats fewer than in 2016.
Of the 47 seats in the first phase of polling, the BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) bagged 37 seats, two more than five years ago. These seats covered six Lok Sabha constituencies straddling eastern, northern and parts of central Assam.
Assam Assembly elections | Team from Chhattisgarh plays key role in Congress campaign
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Party tries to replicate central State’s model of bottom-up approach
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Voters take selfies after casting their votes at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati, Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
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Party tries to replicate central State’s model of bottom-up approach
The Congress has assiduously tried to replicate its Chhattisgarh model of bottom-up approach, training cadre in booth management for the Assembly poll in Assam.
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his team of 700-plus leaders and workers from the State have played a key role in strengthening the party in the State.