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Sarma is an MLA from Jalukbari constituency and has announced earlier he may contest from Jorhat in Upper Assam. Congress party’s Gaurav Gogoi has wrested the seat from BJP in the parliamentary polls.
Sarma on Thursday said, “Party will decide if I will fight the polls in 2026, I will be there till 2026. Jorhat’s result for sure points that I will have to work hard there if I contest from there and I will not be able to work in other places of the state. Party will see if I can give that much time there. There is a challenge.”
He added, “We have lost Jorhat constituency by 12,000 votes. In Guwahati we took a lead of 60,000 votes, my new constituency where I have not visited even once. I have not been to the new Jalukbari constituency. I have done two meetings in Jorhat, however, to change those who voted against us in Jorhat I will have to put in all of my effort. Party will decide if so much time can be given there.”
The political landscape of Assam stands changed after almost 27 years as the Election commission of India has published the Delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies last year. Recently concluded Lok Sabha polls was the first election held under the delimited constituencies.
Sarma also stated that there will be a reshuffle in the council of ministers before August 15 keeping in view the assembly polls.
Sarma on Thursday termed the politics of Congress as “communal” following the Lok Sabha poll results, adding that the voting pattern has hinted about a "bad signal" for the society.
“In the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, the BJP took a lead in all assembly segments except four Muslim-dominated constituencies — Lahorighat, Dhing, Rupahi and Samaguri. These four assembly segments made the Congress candidate win in the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat,” the Chief Minister said.
He said that the same thing happened in the Guwahati Lok Sabha.
“The Congress candidate in Guwahati parliamentary constituency received around four lakh votes but the major chunk of these votes came from minority-dominated areas. In north Kamrup locality. In the Dolgaon assembly segment, Congress took the lead by 1,80,000 votes while in Hindu majority areas, they hardly got 10-12 thousand votes,” the Chief Minister said.
The Chief Minister said, “Rakibul Hussain has won the Dhubri seat by a huge margin and generally no candidate can win any seat with such a difference of votes. The result may have brought good news for Hussain; however, it is a bad signal for the society,” the Chief Minister said.
Sarma added, “When the Hindu population votes in a large number for the BJP, the opposition calls us communal. But look at the voting pattern in this Lok Sabha poll, Hindu votes were cast in favour of the BJP and other parties; however, all Muslim votes have gone to Congress,” the Chief Minister said.
He added that even Badruddin Ajmal could have never won the Dhubri Lok Sabha seat by a margin of more than 10 lakh votes and this uphill task was made possible by the Congress due to its “communal” politics.
Sarma said that a particular religion has not voted for NDA in Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur. Meghalaya and Nagaland are Christianity dominated while there are substantial Christians in Manipur. BJP suffered a reverse in Northeast India with the party losing two seats in Manipur.
Its allies lost in Meghalaya and Nagaland.In Manipur which is besieged by the over one year long ethnic strife BJP and its ally Naga People’s Front (NPF) suffered crushing defeat. In the tribal dominated seat Outer Manipur seat NPF candidate K Timothy Zimik was trounced by Alfred Kanngam S. Arthur of Congress.
In Meitei’s dominated valley seat Inner Manipur seat, JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam handed defeat to BJP. BJP candidate Thounaojam Basantakumar Singh is minister in the state government.
In Meghalaya newly formed Voice of the People’s Party (VPP) defeated Congress MP Cincent Pala from Shillong seat. VPP is not aligned to any formation of INDIA or NDA. In Tura seat Saleng A Sangma of Congress defeated former Union minister Agatha K. Sangma of National People's Party (NPP). She is sister of chief minister Conrad Sangma.
In Nagaland Congress has made a grand come back and wrested the lone seat. S Supongmeren Jamir of Congress defeated Dr Chumben Murry, the common candidate of the ruling alliance in Nagaland.
Congress MP From Jorhat Gaurav Gogoi stated in X, “I condemn the irresponsible and reckless statement of the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma. He does not have the maturity to accept the responsibility for the losses of the NDA in Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur. I appeal to the Chief Ministers of the respective states to publicly condemn the statement. Together we must preserve the unique identity of the Northeast.”
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