Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma led the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory celebrations on Monday. Thanking the people of Assam for the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) strong performance in the assembly elections, the CM described the win as a reflection of the “good work” of the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on the development of the northeastern state. PICS/PTI
Updated On: 2026-05-04 10:39 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
Earlier in the day, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma along with state BJP president Dilip Saikia joined victory celebrations at the party headquarters in Guwahati as the BJP took a massive lead in the assembly election results
BJP workers burst into jubilation, smearing gulal and releasing balloons to celebrate the party’s massive victory
The BJP-led NDA on Monday scored a spectacular victory in Assam assembly polls, winning a three-fourths majority. BJP scored a two-thirds majority on its own in the northeastern state
Supporters burst firecrackers as the BJP won 81 seats in the 126-member Assam. Its allies, Bodoland Peoples Front and Asom Gana Parishad, won 10 seats each
This was the first election that the BJP fought with Himanta Biswa Sarma as Chief Minister. The polls saw BJP getting its highest tally in the state so far. In the 2021 election, the BJP won 60 seats and Congress 26.
