Assam Election Result 2026 Highlights: Himanta Biswa Sarma leads BJP to hat-trick win in Assam with 102 seats

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The counting of votes for the 2026 Assembly election in Assam has concluded, delivering a decisive verdict in favour of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Voters had sealed the fate of 722 candidates across 126 constituencies on April 9. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has led the Bharatiya Janata Party to a third consecutive term, with the NDA securing 102 seats in the 126-member Assembly.

Within the alliance, the BJP emerged as the dominant force with 82 seats, while its allies — Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland Peoples Front — secured 10 seats each.

The opposition trailed significantly, with the Congress-led bloc managing 21 seats. The Indian National Congress won 19 seats, while Raijor Dal secured 2. Other parties and independents accounted for 3 seats.

Jitendra Singh Alwar has resigned as the Congress General Secretary in charge of Assam, taking responsibility for the party’s disappointing performance in the state assembly elections. In a letter addressed to Mallikarjun Kharge, Singh said: “I write to tender my resignation as General Secretary In-Charge of Assam with immediate effect.”

He acknowledged the outcome of the polls, stating: “The recent election results have been deeply disappointing, and I take full responsibility for my role in the outcome. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to meet the expectations of the people of Assam whom we sought to serve.”
Singh expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve in the role and thanked party workers and the people of Assam for their support. “I am grateful for the opportunity to have served and for the trust placed in me during my tenure. I thank the people of Assam, as well as the Congress workers and leaders of Assam, for the love and respect they have shown me,” he said.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, along with party colleagues, celebrated the BJP’s hat-trick victory in the Assembly elections.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the NDA’s third consecutive landslide victory in Assam as a reflection of people’s trust in the BJP’s “double engine government” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

He said the mandate shows Assam is moving towards “hope and development,” and congratulated BJP leadership, including party president Nitin Nabin, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam BJP chief Dilip Saikia, and party workers for the victory.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister, saying that with victory in West Bengal, the entire Northeast has become more secure.

Watch: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flashes the victory sign as the BJP-led NDA sweeps the Assembly elections in the state.

(With agency inputs)

The BJP and its allies have maintained its impressive lead in Assam. As of 5.15 pm, the saffron party has emerged victorious in 28 seats across the state and continues to lead in 54 others, adding up to a total of 82 constituencies. Meanwhile, its NDA allies BOPF and AGP have won four and two seats respectively. Besides this, the BOPF is ahead in six seats and the AGP is ahead in 7. Hence, the NDA has won 36 seats so far, and is leading on 65 others – totalling 101 seats.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has established a formidable lead of 63,029 votes over his nearest rival, Congress candidate Bidisha Neog, in the Jalukbari Assembly constituency, according to the latest figures published by the Election Commission. His lead has steadily widened since the commencement of counting. Five more rounds of counting are remaining in Jalukbari.

In Dibrugarh, Assam, BJP candidate from Naharkatia assembly constituency Tarang Gogoi expressed confidence in a strong NDA performance in the state election results.

He said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has delivered on development promises and that voters have backed a growth-focused agenda. Gogoi also claimed that the NDA could cross 100 seats, adding that voters support both PM Narendra Modi and Sarma’s leadership, while downplaying opposition influence in Assam.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading against Congress candidate Bidisha Neog by 55,035 votes in Jalukbari, after the conclusion of 12 out of 18 rounds of counting. The leader has maintained a steady lead from the very early stage of counting.

Assam Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi has lost to sitting BJP MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami by a margin of 23,182 votes, according to the Election Commission. While Gogoi polled 46,257 votes, Goswami bagged 69,439 votes. The Jorhat Assembly segment falls under the Jorhat parliamentary constituency, which is represented by the Congress leader in the LOk 

Most ministers of the BJP-led Assam government are leading in their respective constituencies, according to trends published by the Election Commission as counting of votes progressed on Monday. The list below includes names of leaders belonging to the BJP and its allies: 

• Chandra Mohan Patowary (BJP) - Tihu
• Atul Bora (AGP) - Bokakhat
• Keshab Mahanta (AGP) - Kaliabor
• Ranjeet Kumar Dass (BJP) - Bhowanipur-Sorbhog
• Ajanta Neog (BJP) - Golaghat
• Pijush Hazarika (BJP) - Jagiroad
• Ashok Singhal (BJP) - Dhekiajuli
• Ranoj Pegu (BJP) - Dhemaji

The BJP has managed to maintain the aggressive lead it built right from the very early stage of counting. While the NDA is ahead in 97 seats in the northeastern state, the BJP alone is leading in 79 constituencies. The majority mark for government formation in Assam stands at 64.

(With inputs from PTI)

Congress MP and the party's state unit chief, Gaurav Gogoi, is trailing in Assam's Jorhat Assembly constituency by 19,619 votes, after 12 out of 14 rounds of counting. Sitting BJP MLA, Hitendra Nath Goswami, is leading in the seat with 59,113 votes.

BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda says that the prevailing counting day trends indicate that a landslide victory is inevitable for his party in Assam. He thanked the people of the state for reposting their faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"The current trend indicates a landslide victory in Assam. I would like to thank the people of Assam. The support they have shown to our most popular leader, respected Modi ji, and to the double-engine government here is very important for Assam, for the next generation of Assam, and for the country," Panda said in a byte shared on X by ANI.

The BJP is leading in 79 seats, with the wider NDA ahead in 98 seats overall. With 126 Assembly seats, the majority mark to form a government in Assam stands at 64.

(With agency inputs)

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal is leading against his Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) rival Rejaul Karim Choudhury by 10,253 votes in Assam's Binnakandi Assembly constituency after the seventh round of counting, per the latest trends published by the Election Commission.

(With PTI inputs)

Congress MLA and Leader of the Opposition in Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, is trailing in his constituency, Nazira, by 12,166 votes as of 12 pm Monday. The seat, considered an impregnable bastion for the leader, has been represented by him since 2011. Moreover, his father, former Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia, and mother, Hemoprava Saikia, were also MLAs of the constituency.

BJP's Mayur Borgohain is leading in Nazira, per official trends released by the Election Commission.

(With PTI inputs)

Nearly every prominent opposition figure in Assam, including Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Debabrata Saikia; Akhil Gogoi, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, Jagadish Bhuyan, and Rajen Gohain, were behind in their respective seats, as per Election Commission figures released on Monday.

Congress leader Debabrata Saikia was trailing by 4,967 votes in the Nazira constituency of Sivasagar district. BJP candidate Mayur Borgohain had obtained 11,607 votes after the second round, while Saikia had secured 6,640 votes.

Raijor Dal chief and sitting MLA Akhil Gogoi, who is contesting to retain the Sibsagar constituency, was lagging after the first round. He received 3,262 votes, whereas BJP’s Kushal Dowari polled 5,171 votes.

NDA partner AGP’s Prodip Hazarika garnered 443 votes in Sibsagar after the first round, according to Election Commission data.

Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president Lurinjyoti Gogoi was also trailing his nearest rival from the BJP.

While Gogoi bagged 11,845 votes in three rounds, BJP's Chakradhar Gogoi received 14,360.

(Based on inputs from PTI)

The BJP-led NDA is leading in Assembly seats spread across urban, semi-urban and rural areas in Assam. 

The saffron party is leading in 13 out of 15 Assembly constituencies in urban areas. Similarly, it is ahead in 18 out of 22 seats in semi-urban regions. In rural areas, the BJP is leading in 68 out of 89 Assembly seats.

These are, however, early trends and are likely to change as the counting progresses.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma leading by 4,979 votes in Assam's Jalukbari Assembly seat, per official trends released by the Election Commission. Congress candidate Bidisha Neog is trailing in the second spot with 1,010 votes.