Alleging gaps in election security, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi claimed that BJP workers were seen inside a safe in a remote area of the state.“We see BJP workers in vaults in remote areas of the state… What is the ECI and its security forces doing? … It is clear that the BJP cannot win on its own and it only wants to save itself through theft,” ANI quoted him as saying.“They are just a TRP game now…that’s why they need to do some introspection,” Gogoi said of the exit polls. He also claimed that support for the BJP is disappearing and people have been coming forward to say that they are no longer willing to work with the BJP. Himanta Biswa Sarmaand there has been a shift within the party and its allies in favor of Congress.“People will leave the BJP because they have called up and said they don’t want to work with Himanta Biswa Sarma… There has been a shift in the BJP and its political allies; they have moved towards the Congress,” Gogoi saidExit polls in the high-stakes race in Assam released late on Wednesday showed a clear majority for the incumbent government led by Himanta Biswa Sarma, with most pollsters expecting the BJP to win a third consecutive term in the tea-producing state.Projection will indian national congress party Being on the fringes has provided little momentum for the Gogoi-led campaign.On April 9, Assam went to the polls in all 126 constituencies with a turnout of over 85%, one of the highest turnout rates in recent years. Notably, the surge in turnout occurred not just in rural areas but also in urban centers, reflecting widespread and enthusiastic voter participation across the state.The Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is seeking a third consecutive term. Meanwhile, the Indian National Congress is trying to regain its status in the state under the leadership of Gaurav Gogoi, son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi and deputy leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.The campaign featured a direct contest between Sarma and Gogoi, as well as exchanges between the two leaders.
