GUWAHATI: Buoyed by a sweeping mandate in Assam, the BJP is likely to sharpen its Hindutva focus in the state, which observers say could sideline Assamese regionalism, even as many voters credit welfare measures for the party’s emphatic win.
Though instrumental in securing victory, the ruling alliance’s beneficiary politics may test the new government’s finances if sustaining welfare commitments becomes difficult.
The NDA is set to form the government in Assam for the third consecutive term after securing a two-thirds majority, with a record high of 102 seats in the 126-member assembly, while the Congress-led opposition delivered its worst performance in recent times.