BJP all set for big victory in Assam panchayat polls

Guwahati | Friday | 14th December, 2018

Summary:

Independents have bagged 2,028 seats, AGP and AIUDF won in 1,372 and 755 seats respectively. The BJP continued its impressive show, by winning 7,540 seats of gaon panchayat members, though Congress was giving a tough fight by clinching victory in 5,896 seats. Significantly, independent candidates have gone ahead of the AGP and the AIUDF, by winning 150 gaon panchayat president seats. Here too, the BJP is well ahead after winning in 883 seats, whereas the Congress has won 645 seats. GUWAHATI: The BJP has continued to surge ahead of its opponents and looks all set to win the maximum number of seats in the Assam rural body polls..