Assam ... It's BJP wave ::: Even Gaurav Gogoi struggling ::: Opposition heavyweights trail

 In Assam, it's BJP wave. The saffron party, which remained at No. 3 prior to 2016 --- is now in power since then and has scored hat-trick this year.  

Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, is trailing in the Nazira constituency as counting progresses. 

According to Election Commission data after the fourth round, BJP candidate Mayur Borgohain has secured 22,536 votes, while Saikia has polled 13,661 votes. 

Current margin: BJP ahead by 8,875 votes. 

Notably, Nazira has long been considered a stronghold of the Saikia family, represented earlier by former Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia and Hemoprava Saikia. The current trend marks a significant shift as counting continues.

Counting is being held at 40 centres, with Nagaon hosting three, and Kokrajhar, Tinsukia and Jorhat two each. 

Security deployment includes 25 CAPF companies guarding strongrooms and counting venues, supported by 800 unarmed personnel for EVM movement, two additional CAPF units on static duty, 93 state armed police companies and 85 Assault Groups on standby.  

Blogger in Dibrugarh : Assam 

Opposition heavyweights trail across key seats in early trends  

Top opposition names Debabrata Saikia, Akhil Gogoi, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, Bhuyan fall behind as BJP gains across seats

Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi

All major opposition leaders in Assam, including Leader of the Opposition aikia, Akhil Gogoi, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, Jagadish Bhuyan and Rajen Gohain, were trailing in their respective constituencies.

BJP's Mayur Borgohain secured 11,607 votes after the second round, compared to Saikia's 6,640. 

Raijor Dal president and MLA Akhil Gogoi, contesting to retain the Sibsagar seat, is trailing after the first round. He polled 3,262 votes against 5,171 votes secured by BJP's Kushal Dowari.  Assam Congress chief and Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi is trailing BJP candidate Hitendra Nath Goswami in the Jorhat Assembly constituency after the second round of counting, according to early trends. 

Amid the ongoing counting process, Gaurav Gogoi said the Congress has put in place monitoring mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability in the handling of Electronic Voting Machines He was trailing by over 4000 votes. 

Gohpur --- 

 After completion of Round 8 counting in the Gohpur constituency, the BJP continues to maintain a commanding lead with 44,032 votes, while the Congress stands at 19,022 votes. 

Current lead: BJP ahead by 25,010 votes. 

Behali -- BJP has further extended its lead with 47,280 votes, while CPI(ML) stands at 15,275 votes. Current lead: BJP ahead by 32,005 votes. 

Sidli-Chirang BPF candidate Paniram Brahma continues to extend his lead as counting progresses. 

Paniram Brahma has secured 36,854 votes, leading by 7,858 votes. UPPL candidate Ranjit Kumar Basumatary has polled 28,996 votes. 

BPF continues to strengthen its lead with each round. After completion of the sixth round of counting in No. 53 Laharighat Assembly constituency, Congress candidate Dr. Asif Mohammad Nazar is leading with 43,705 votes. 

AIUDF candidate Siddiq Ahmed is in second place with 18,786 votes, followed by 

AGP candidate Mohammad Khalilur Rahman with 3,703 votes. Among others, Haresa Khanam (Independent) has secured 400 votes, Omar Farooq (Independent) 211 votes, while NOTA stands at 433 votes.