August 30, 2026 12:22 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
VHP breaks silence on Durga Puja ‘guidelines’: No blanket non-veg ban, clarifies stand on theme pandals amid backlash | No non-veg near pandals, no ‘distorted’ idols: VHP’s Durga Puja guidelines spark Bengal debate | ‘Either they will stay, or we will’: Suvendu Adhikari's warning to Jadavpur students over 'Azadi' slogans | 'Inaccurate reports': Penguin India denies dropping Sonia Gandhi memoir | ‘Clean my shoes’: Greater Noida woman detained after alleged abuse, assault of security guards | 21-year-old model stabbed to death in Delhi; gym trainer arrested after encounter | Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien, other TMC leaders booked after Camac Street clash with Kolkata Police | Kanpur plane crash: Training aircraft crashes near Ganges, two pilots killed | Big IT boost for Bengal: LTM opens global delivery & AI centre in Kolkata's New Town | 21-year-old Delhi model found stabbed at Delhi home, gym trainer accused of killing her
Assam Result
BJP on its way to retain Assam after strong performance in Assembly polls. Photo: Himanta Biswa Sarma/X

Assam poll verdict clear: BJP storms ahead, set to retain power with massive lead

| @indiablooms | May 04, 2026, at 02:06 pm

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to retain power in Assam, with the party leading in 97 seats as counting of votes for the Assembly elections continues across the state on Monday.

Its closest rival, the Congress, is trailing significantly with leads in just 27 constituencies, according to the latest trends. The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) is ahead in two seats so far.

With the BJP maintaining a commanding lead, party supporters have begun celebrations in several parts of the state.

Also Read: LIVE BLOG: Assembly Election Results—High-Stakes Bengal in Focus as Counting Underway

Vote counting is underway at 40 centres across 35 districts, under tight security arrangements.

Assam recorded a high voter turnout of 85.96 per cent in the single-phase polling held on April 9. Nearly 2.5 crore voters exercised their franchise to decide the fate of 722 candidates contesting for the 126 Assembly seats.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.