BJP alliance predicts victory in Assam: Union Minister Sonowal

March 18 Guwahati, Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal claimed on Monday that the BJP-led alliance in Assam will secure 12 out of the 14 seats in the Lok Sabha this time.

Addressing the media after attending a meeting at Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati, Sonowal said that the BJP had won nine seats in the Lok Sabha last time. He stated that this number will increase to 12 and predicted that the NDA will secure 22 seats out of 25 in the North East.

'In the 2014 general election, there was indeed a challenge to the BJP in Assam. However, in the 2019 general elections, the BJP formed an alliance with the AGP and campaigned jointly, winning nine seats. At that time, I was the Chief Minister in Assam,' he added.

He said that Narendra Modi has created a strong environment in the country by doing successful work in the past 10 years. The NDA is expected to form the government for the third time in the country.

Sonowal will contest as the BJP candidate from the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency. On the other hand, Assam Jatiya Parishad president Lurinjyoti Gogoi and Manoj Dhanowar will contest against Sonowal as candidates of the United Opposition Forum of Assam and the Aam Aadmi Party in the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.