Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken the lead in Jalukbari, while Congress' Gaurav Gogoi is ahead in Jorhat.

Other leads:

Pradyut Bordoloi leads in Dispur

Bhupen Borah leads in Bihpuria

Akhil Gogoi leads in Sivasagar

Lurinjyoti Gogoi leads in Khowang

Pijush Hazarika leads in Jagi Road

With leads in 68 seats, the BJP-led alliance has crossed the majority mark of 64 in Assam. The Congress-led combine is ahead in 19 constituencies.

Despite the Bodoland People's Front's (BPF) recent landslide win in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls, the political landscape in this western Assam belt appears fluid. The NDA seeks to leverage its tie-up with the Bodoland People's Front across 15 seats.

In a significant realignment, the BJP parted ways with its former ally UPPL and re-inducted the BPF into the NDA fold after the latter's emphatic victory in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in October last year.

The Hagrama Mohilary-led BPF, a dominant force in BTC politics since 2005 barring a single stint out of power in 2020, has remained a key ally in successive state governments, irrespective of whether the Congress or the BJP was at the helm in Dispur.

Congress' Gaurav Gogoi has taken a lead in early counting of votes from Jorhat, even as the party-led alliance is ahead in 14 seats.

As early trends indicate a lead for the BJP in Assam and West Bengal, preparations for celebration began at the party's headquarters in Delhi.

Per early trends, the BJP-led alliance has taken the lead in 21 seats, while the AIUDF and Congress are ahead in two seats each.

Early trends are showing the BJP-led alliance to be ahead in two seats in Assam, while perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal's AIUDF has taken the lead in one seat.

AJP debutante Kunki Chowdhury, whose parents faced a possible legal threat from Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over alleged beef consumption, challenged veteran BJP leader Vijay Kumar Gupta in Guwahati Central constituency.

When the opposition Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) announced the 27-year-old unknown Chowdhury's candidature, who was slowely but surely accepted by the people. It looked like a cakewalk for 70-year-old veteran BJP leader Gupta, given the ruling party's massive election engineering machine.

As a young leader, Chowdhury brings fresh perspectives and energy to the table, leveraging her academic background to drive positive change.

The campaign remained dignified in Assam's Jorhat assembly constituency where state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi and veteran sitting BJP MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami were engaged in a direct contest.

Gogoi said he is like Mahabharata's 'Arjun' while Goswami is 'Bhishma' and he has the single-minded goal of removing the "corrupt" BJP government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Goswami politely countered the Jorhat MP's assertions with, "he is our MP, people have elected him...he is a good orator, and I do not want to say anything against him."

Jorhat, with a colonial legacy, is considered the second most important town of the state after Guwahati and has a diverse electorate of caste Assamese Hindus, Ahoms, tea garden workers, Mising tribes, indigenous Assamese Muslims, among others.

Upper Assam, particularly the Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts, has emerged as a crucial political battleground, where tea tribe voters are expected to play a decisive role. With a significant portion of the electorate belonging to tea garden communities, major political parties have fielded prominent leaders from within the community, setting the stage for a high-stakes contest.

The BJP has put forward heavyweight candidates like Rameshwar Teli from Duliajan, a seasoned leader who has previously served as both a Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MP. Joining him is Rupesh Gowala, former Tea Tribe Welfare Minister and a close associate of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Another key BJP figure, Sanjay Kishan, is contesting from the newly emphasised Makum constituency.

The Samaguri Assembly constituency in Assam's Nagaon district is set for a multi-cornered contest in the 2026 elections, with candidates from Congress, BJP, and AIUDF in the fray, as the seat, historically dominated by the Congress, heads into another electoral battle.

Established in 1951, it has taken part in 14 Assembly elections to date, including the 2024 by-election.

Congress has been the dominant political force in the Samaguri constituency, winning the seat 10 times, while the BJP, AGP, Janata Party, and an Independent have each secured it once.

In the 2026 Assembly election, candidates in the fray include Tanzil Hussain from the Congress, Anil Saikia from the BJP, Abdul Aziz representing the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), along with Independent candidates.

The BJP-led NDA is predicted to secure a landslide poll triumph by winning between 88 and 100 seats, per Axis My India exit poll. This will reduce the Congress-led alliance to just 24-36 seats. The BJP is expected to become the single-largest party with 70-80 seats.

Twenty-five companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed to guard the counting centres and the strongrooms, housing the electronic voting machines (EVMs).

The authorities will deploy 800 more unarmed police personnel to move the EVMs from strongrooms to the counting centres. Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel had said that two additional CAPF companies will be kept on static duty. On the other hand, 93 companies of state armed police have already been deployed in the districts, he said.

The support of 85 Assault Groups has also been sought on the counting day to deal with any untoward incident.

In the April 9 elections, Assam recorded a historic 85.91 per cent voter turnout, while also reporting its highest ever female voter turnout at 86.5 per cent.

Standing in the political field this time are Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is contesting from his traditional stronghold Jalukbari and is hoping for a hat-trick. Having earlier served as a Lok Sabha MP, State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi hopes to make his electoral debut in state polls by winning from Jorhat.

AIUDF Chief and perfume tycoon Badruddin Ajmal, who lost his long-held Dhubri Lok Sabha seat in 2024, is returning to state-level politics with a contest in Binnakandi. Raijor Dal Chief and MP Akhil Gogoi is looking to retain Sibsagar, while Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary hopes to see victory in Tamulpur.

In the April 9 polls, 722 candidates from 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam.

The ruling BJP-led NDA's main constituents are the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodo Peoples' Front (BPF). While the BJP has fielded 90 candidates, the AGP and BPF have 26 and 11 nominees respectively. The opposition alliance comprises the Congress with 99 candidates, Raijor Dal with 13, Assam Jatiya Parishad with 10, CPI(M) with three, and All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) with two.

The AIUDF fielded 30 candidates, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) each contested in 18 seats, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 22, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in 16. Besides, there are 258 Independent candidates.