Guwahati, June 13: The ruling BJP registered a massive victory in Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) in Assam on Sunday by winning all 26 seats.
The Congress, which ruled the region from 2001 to 2015, did not get a single seat.
The BJP has scripted a record by bagging all 26 seats in KAAC since its creation in 1952.
We bow before people of Karbi Anglong for giving @BJP4Assam a historic mandate in KAAC polls 2nd time in a row.
After wins in urban body & GMC polls, this huge victory is a true affirmation of public trust in Adarniya PM Shri @narendramodi ji’s vision of Sabka Saath Sabka Vishwas pic.twitter.com/gY56fWWNtv— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 12, 2022
In 1986, the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) won 22 seats and emerged as the single largest majority in the council.
Thereafter, in 2017, the BJP won 24 seats in its maiden poll foray into Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council and broke the previous record of the ASDC.
However, this time the BJP has conquered all 26 seats in KAAC and is in way to form an opposition-less council of 26 elected members, thus making it a mandate to be remembered for decades.
The massive victory of BJP in KAAC was celebrated in full zest by the party workers across Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts.
Party workers busted crackers and celebrated after the poll results were declared on Sunday.
The general election of KAAC was held on June 8 and a voter turnout of 77.96% was recorded on the day of polling.
The counting of ballot papers, which started on Sunday indicated a neck to neck fight during the early trends but suddenly took an abrupt turn in favor of BJP as the counting progressed to an advanced phase.
The BJP, which has been ruling in Assam as well as KAAC since 2016, has an advantage over the other political parties in terms of resources, organisational strength and reach out.
In the run-up to the KAAC polls, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma and BJP’s top brass had led an aggressive campaign in the region, holding at least 19 rallies covering all 26 constituencies of the council in Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong.
