Left wins Kerala; Jaya, Mamata retain power BJP scripts history in Assam, makes NE debut
Source: The Sangai Express
New Delhi, May 19 2016 :
Scripting history, the BJP today stormed to power in Assam bagging a Government in the North East for the first time dethroning Congress which also lost Kerala while Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee retained power in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal with spectacular victories.
State unit BJP president Ksh Bhabananda has congratulated designated BJP Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal on the thumping victory of the party in the Assembly election, results of which were declared today.
The Congress could take solace only in Puducherry where it managed to get a simple majority along with DMK to wrest power from AINRC headed by N Rangaswami, a former Congressman.
The results of the Assembly elections saw the end of Congress rule in Assam where it had scored a hat-trick in the last elections under Tarun Gogoi.
With Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as its Chief Ministerial face, the BJP and its allies AGP and Bodo People's Front scored a landslide victory.
In the 126-member Assam Assembly, BJP won 24 seats and was leading in 38 (total 62), AGP won 6 and was leading in 8 (total 14) and BPF won 7 and was leading in 4 seats (total 11).The BJP last time had just 5 seats while the AGP had 10 and BPF had 12 .
The Congress, which had secured 78 seats in the last elections, was today victorious in 10 seats and was leading in 14 (total 24).The AIUDF, led by Badrudin Ajmal, won 3 seats and was ahead in 10 (total 13) .
In neighbouring West Bengal, Trinamool Congress headed by Mamata Banerjee was set to secure a two-thirds majority, fighting it alone against the Left-Congress combine.
Bettering its performance over the 2011 elections, AITC, which had then contested in alliance with Congress and won 184 seats in the 294-member Assembly, has now won 98 seats and leading in 113 (total 211) .
The Congress, which had last time got 42, improved a bit by securing three more seats this time.
It was already declared winner in 14 seats and was leading in 31 .
Its ally CPI(M) registered a big slide as it got only 26 seats against 40 it had last time.
The party was declared winner in 9 seats and was leading in 17.CPI(M) allies CPI, Forward Bloc and RSP were ahead in 5 seats.
Forward Bloc has already won one seat.
PTI State BJP hails : BJP Manipur Pradesh has expressed immense satisfaction at the landslide victory scored by the party over ruling Congress party in neighbouring Assam.
Speaking to media persons today, BJP Manipur Pradesh legislature wing leader Kh Joykishan commended the contributions of BJP workers and supporters in toppling the Congress Government.
BJP's victory would be a big influence in the Manipur Legislative Assembly election which is due in the early part of 2017.On account of their prolonged graft practices and corrupted activities, Congress party's support bases have collapsed one after another in most of the States.
In the meantime, BJP's strength has been growing by leaps and bounds, he added.
Elucidating BJP's victory at the cost of Congress, Joykishan said that BJP does not indulge in communal politics and the party is committed to peace and development.
On the other hand, Congress party was accustomed to swindling development funds and buying of votes at the time of elections.
Congress party is now on the verge of a complete downfall because of their infatuation with communal and negative politics over a prolonged period, Joykishan asserted.
He also exuded confidence that BJP would secure landmark victory in the ensuing IMC election.
Joykishan then appealed to all the people of Manipur to fathom the huge amounts of public money swindled by Congress party and hand over power to BJP.
BJP would campaign for the IMC election by exposing the huge amounts of public money swindled by MDS of which Chief Minister O Ibobi is in charge.
He further appealed to the voters of the seven Assembly segments covered by the IMC to wake up and crush Congress party as done by the people of Assam.
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