"Humbled to witness massive support for PM Modi," says Assam CM Sarma
Apr 28, 2024
Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], April 28 : Addressing a public rally in Assam's Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency on Sunday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that despite heavy rains the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) supporters are turning in large numbers to back their candidates while the opposition is in disarray.
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, "Deeply humbled to witness the massive support for the respected PM."
Taking to social media platform X, he said, "Where once the sounds of guns and bombs were heard and it was impossible to go out at night, today there is a wave of peace and progress in the same place. This is the picture of changing India, this is PM Modi's guarantee."
The Chief Minister further stated that every section in Assam is living peacefully today. "Was this possible 10 years ago?" he questioned.
He highlighted that the BJP-UPPL partnership in Dispur and Kokrajhar is shaping up the future of a Viksit Bodoland- one where sports, education and infrastructure are of utmost importance.
Notably, Assam recorded a 78.25 per cent polling percentage in the first phase of polls in five parliamentary constituencies - Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Kaziranga and Sonitpur on April 19.
The third phase of polls in four Lok Sabha seats in Assam - Guwahati, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Dhubri will be held on May 7.
Forty-seven candidates are in the fray in the third phase of polls and more than 81 lakh voters will exercise their franchise.
Voting for the second phase took place on Friday across 88 Lok Sabha constituencies, including all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, six in Madhya Pradesh, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one each in Tripura, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir.
The first phase of voting for the seven-phased Lok Sabha election was held on April 19 in 102 constituencies across 21 states and UTs, with over 62 per cent voter turnout. The counting of votes for all seven phases of Lok Sabha polls will be held on June 4, 2024.
