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1st LD Writethru: India's ruling BJP to govern key NE state Assam

Xinhua, May 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will govern the northeastern Indian state of Assam, a power base of the opposition Congress, after a local legislative election this month, according to exit polls Monday.

The BJP-led alliance is set to win the Assam assembly elections, two exit polls predicted.

The India Today-Axis exit poll gave 79-93 seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party combine, 26-33 to the Congress and 6-10 to the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).

The AB Nielsen predicted 81 seats to the BJP coalition, 33 to the Congress and 10 to the AIUDF. Endit