Overview

• The BJP-led NDA has already secured 325 Panchayat seats unopposed, including 37 Zila Parishad and 288 Anchalik Panchayat positions, ahead of the May 2 and 7 elections.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been campaigning across Assam, focusing on the BJP's record of peace, regional unity, and major infrastructure projects, including a Rs 25,000-crore highway linking Guwahati and Silchar.
• Sarma has promised expanded welfare initiatives, including adding 10,000 new beneficiaries under the Orunodoi scheme and distributing Rs 10,000 cheques to women under the Mahila Udyomita scheme in June.
• The CM has framed unity between the Barak and Brahmaputra Valleys as essential for Assam's progress, highlighting efforts to bridge physical and emotional divides between communities.
• Congress leaders have accused the BJP of administrative bias and intimidation, alleging inaction against harassment of opposition candidates by BJP supporters.