This Article is From May 19, 2016

Assembly Election Results 2016: Sarbananda Sonowal-Led BJP Sweeps Assam

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BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal, who is currently Union Sports Minister, will head his party's first government in the North East, ending 15 years in office for the Congress' Tarun Gogoi in Assam.
May 19, 2016 19:23 (IST)
Man of the moment: Sarbananda Sonowal ends Tarun Gogoi's 15-year-old rule in Assam.






May 19, 2016 19:16 (IST)
Congress candidate Pranab Kumar Gogoi wins Sibsagar constituency by 542 votes.
May 19, 2016 18:58 (IST)
BJP's chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal flashes victory sign with party leader Mahendra Singh at a victory procession after the party's thumping win in the Assam Assembly polls.


May 19, 2016 18:53 (IST)
BJP forming a government in Assam is as surprising, for many, as BJP being part of the Jammu and Kashmir government: PM Modi on state poll results.
May 19, 2016 18:52 (IST)
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May 19, 2016 18:52 (IST)
We will relentlessly keep working for the aspirations of the common man: PM Narendra Modi.


May 19, 2016 18:48 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi arrives at BJP Headquarters, addresses party workers.


May 19, 2016 18:37 (IST)
I have had telephone conversation with Amit Shah. He has conveyed his greetings to people of Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal.

I think we should not talk a lot today. Our vision document is based on participative dialogue: Sarbananda Sonowal.


May 19, 2016 18:35 (IST)
Senior AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta greets BJP candidate Rupok Sarmah after his win in Assembly polls in Nagaon district of Assam.


May 19, 2016 18:24 (IST)
Assam - results for all 126 seats are out.

May 19, 2016 18:22 (IST)
The BJP-led alliance has done well in all parts of Assam.






May 19, 2016 18:15 (IST)
BJP's Bolin Chetia wins Sadiya constituency by 6,566 votes.
May 19, 2016 17:57 (IST)
More images of BJP workers celebrating party's victory in Assam.




May 19, 2016 17:49 (IST)
External Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah on BJP's historic election victory in Assam.
May 19, 2016 17:36 (IST)

May 19, 2016 17:23 (IST)
BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma wins Jalukbari constituency defeating Congress rival Niren Deka by a record 85,935 votes.
May 19, 2016 17:21 (IST)
BJP workers carry posters of chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonwal and PM Narendra Modi as they celebrate the party's win in Assam Assembly elections in Guwahati.


May 19, 2016 17:18 (IST)
BJP workers celebrate the party's victory in the Assam Assembly elections at party's office in Patna.


May 19, 2016 17:09 (IST)
The BJP-led alliance has won 45 per cent of votes in Assam Assembly elections.


May 19, 2016 17:08 (IST)
The BJP-led alliance under Sarbananda Sonowal will form the next government in Assam.





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