The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading in Assam, while the Opposition Congress lags in the initial vote count trends.
At 9:30am, trends were available for 28 of the 126 seats, with the BJP leading in 19, and its allies, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), in two and three.
The Congress was leading in just two seats and its ally, Assam Jatiya Parishad, in one. The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), which is not part of any alliance, was leading in one seat.
State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi, who contested from Jorhat, was trailing BJP legislator Hitendranath Goswami by over 1,000 votes.
Ministers Pijush Hazarika (Jagiroad), Ajanta Neog (Golaghat), Ranoj Pegu (Dhemaji), Prasanta Phukan (Dibrugarh), and former parliamentarian Pallab Lochan Das (Biswanath) were among the prominent BJP candidates leading.
The NDA hopes to return to power for a third consecutive time in Assam, where exit polls predicted a landslide victory for the ruling alliance.
