Guwahati, May 11: The BJP and its allies are on track for a sweeping victory in the Assam panchayat elections, while the Congress faces a humiliating collapse across the state. As counting continues since 8 AM Sunday, trends show the BJP-AGP alliance dominating both Zila and Anchalik Parishad seats, with the Congress trailing far behind.
Out of 397 Zila Parishad seats, the BJP and AGP are leading in 262, with Congress managing just 46 and AIUDF lagging with 12. In the 2,192 Anchalik Panchayat seats, the BJP and allies are leading in 631 seats, compared to Congress’s 65 and AIUDF’s 12.
A senior official from the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) said final results will be announced Monday afternoon. However, the writing appears to be on the wall, with early trends heavily favouring the BJP-led alliance.
In several districts, including Kamrup (Metro), counting for Zila Parishad Constituencies (ZPCs) has yet to begin, but trends from other key regions confirm the BJP’s stronghold.
In Goalpara, BJP candidates have already won unopposed in two of the 16 Zila Parishad constituencies. The party is also showing early dominance in all four district councils of Biswanath.
In Biswanath district alone, 23 Anchalik Parishad seats have been won uncontested. Among notable early victories, BJP’s Gitanjali Borthakur Bora and Babita Chhetri secured wins in Vishwanath Pub Nagashankar and South Nagashankar, respectively.
Jorhat is witnessing a similar trend. At the Government Multipurpose Boys’ School in Katakotiya, where counting began at 8 AM, BJP-backed candidates have claimed nine of the first 10 Gaon Panchayat results. Congress has only managed a single win so far.
However, the Congress did register a rare win in Behali village panchayat, where Chiraj Hazarika narrowly defeated BJP’s Biraj Neupane by just 46 votes. The margin highlights isolated pockets of resistance, though the overall momentum clearly favours the ruling party.
In Bongaigaon district, which saw an 83.83% voter turnout, counting is underway across eight centres. Early results from the 6th Tengagao Gaon Panchayat point toward further BJP gains.
This election, held in two phases on May 2 and 7 across 27 districts, is the first since the delimitation of constituencies. While many Gram Panchayat members ran as independents—making overall party control harder to quantify—early trends signal an unmistakable shift in rural voter allegiance toward the BJP.
As of 8 PM, the State Election Commission had not released an official update, but the political landscape is already tilting heavily in the BJP’s favour. Congress, once a dominant force in Assam, now appears reduced to an electoral footnote.
