Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies have strong winning prospects in as many as 103 of the 126 Assembly constituencies, ahead of the state elections likely to be held in March–April. At the same time, he cautioned that it was still premature to make definitive electoral projections as alliance formations and seat-sharing arrangements were yet to be finalised by both the ruling coalition and the opposition.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme at Dimoria in Kamrup Metropolitan district, Sarma said the BJP’s electoral prospects had significantly improved after the delimitation exercise. He claimed that the party’s winning chances had risen from around 90 seats earlier to 103 seats now. According to him, the increase of 13 to 15 seats was a direct outcome of the delimitation process, which was completed in 2023 and involved the redrawing of both Lok Sabha and Assembly constituency boundaries without altering the total number of seats.
The Chief Minister further stated that while the BJP-led alliance was confident of strong performance in 103 constituencies, there were around 22 seats where the party would put up a symbolic fight but did not necessarily expect to win. He added that the final verdict would rest with the electorate, whether the party secured close to all seats or was limited to 90 or even 80 per cent of the constituencies.
