Assam elections
BJP secures absolute majority in Assam assembly for first time
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The BJP has secured its first absolute majority in the Assam assembly. The NDA alliance won 102 seats while Himanta Biswa Sarma won from Jalukbari for the sixth time. This marks the BJP's third consecutive term in power.
On the eve of Assam assembly elections, Congress candidate Suren Daimari from Udalguri constituency announced on Wednesday that he has stepped down from the party and withdrawn from the contest, alleging lack of support. His name will still appear on electronic voting machines.
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Senior Congress leader and Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi has resigned from the party just before the upcoming Assam assembly elections. He announced the decision in a letter to the party president.