The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a sweeping victory in the 2025 Assam Panchayat elections, consolidating its political supremacy in the state.
In a comprehensive display of strength, the alliance captured 300 out of 376 seats in the Zilla Parishads, securing more than 76% of the vote share.
This sweeping victory not only indicates the NDA's sweeping ground-level support but also underlines the increasing trust of the electorate in its regime model.
The tie also did a commendable performance in the Anchalik Panchayat elections, grabbing 1,436 seats out of a possible 2,192 seats at the state level with a large vote share of 66%. This strengthens NDA's grip even more at block and panchayat village levels.
This win is a milestone for the BJP and its allies, particularly with the 2026 Assam Assembly polls looming on the horizon. In response to the Panchayat poll results, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the people of the state on social media, crediting the success to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He underlined that the people's approval of the NDA's welfare-centric governance was the driving force behind the victory.
CM Sarma also thanked the BJP leaders JP Nadda, Amit Shah, and BL Santhosh for campaigning in support of their party. He pointed out that the results indicated a significant turnaround from the 2018 Panchayat elections, the vote share going up by 25% against the previous poll, reflecting an overwhelming pro-incumbency wave.
"These findings come a year after our stellar performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and just a year ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls," CM Sarma observed, describing the Panchayat poll win as a strong momentum-generator for the BJP.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the people of Assam on the historic win. In an X post, he thanked and said, "This win is a vote of confidence in PM @narendramodi Ji's people-first policies that have ushered in a new dawn of peace and prosperity in Assam." He also congratulated CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia, and the BJP workers for their tireless efforts in propagating Modi Ji's development message throughout the state.
"Let us collectively shape a developed Assam for all," he added.
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