Counting of votes for 126 Assembly seats underway in Assam
The Hindu
The BJP-led Mitrajot seeks the retain power while the 10-party Mahajot led by Congress hopes to form the government.
The counting of votes for 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam elections began at 8 a.m. May 2 across 331 halls amid “airtight” security and adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. Three alliances had contested the three-phase elections held on March 27, April 1 and April 6. But the contest is expected to be between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mitrajot (group of friends) and the 10-party Mahajot or grand alliance headed by Congress while the regional front of Assam Jatiya Parishad and jailed activist Akhil Gogoi’s Raijor Dal is expected to spring a surprise in a few seats. Assam had a voters’ turnout of 82.04%, a tad less than the 84.72% recorded in 2016.
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