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'Muslims Prefer... ': Assam CM Himanta After NDA Loss In 3 Assam Seats

Assam Lok Sabha Results: In Assam, out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP emerged victorious with nine, and the Congress secured three.

Assam Lok Sabha Results: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the Congress has become the preferred party of the minorities in the state. This comes a day after the Lok Sabha election results were declared.

In Assam, out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats, the saffron party emerged victorious with nine, and the Congress secured three. United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL), and Asom Gana Parishad bagged one seat each.

Elaborating on the Lok Sabha results in the northeastern state, Sarma said that in this election, the grand old party had the monopoly of the Muslim vote in Assam. During his interaction with mediapersons, the Assam CM laid emphasis on the result of the Nagaon and Dhubri Lok Sabha seats bagged by the Congress and claimed that earlier Muslim people were the prime voters for Muslims in the state for the grand old party and the AIUDF, but this time the Congress had a monopoly on Muslim votes.

“I think earlier Muslim people were the prime voters for Mohammed Badruddin Ajmal (AIUDF chief) and the Congress in Assam. This time, the Congress had the monopoly over the Muslim vote in Assam. Regarding the vote, there had previously been a dispute between the two parties. This time it is victorious in Nagaon and Dhubri. In Nagaon, if you see, we are leading in all constituencies where Hindus live, and Pradyut Bordoloi is leading in the constituency where Muslims live,” Sarma said. 

Speaking about the Dhubri seat, the Assam CM said, "Similarly, in the Dhubri seat, Rakibul Hussain is leading in a constituency with 11 Muslim constituencies. So Ajmal and the Congress, who can get the most votes in the minority, the Congress is definitely winning the battle. But we never have anything to do with that, we are far away from that.” 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA attained the majority, bagging 293 seats, while the opposition bloc INDIA secured 234 seats. The BJP failed to achieve the majority of 272 seats, securing 240 seats, while on the other hand, the Congress won 98 seats.

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