Overview

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal campaigned in Duliajan, Naharkotia, and Tingkhang, urging voters to support BJP-backed candidates in the May Panchayat elections.
• Sonowal emphasized the BJP’s focus on empowering rural governance through strong Panchayats, calling it key to achieving lasting development and a self-reliant India.
• He highlighted the BJP government’s initiatives for Assam’s tea garden workers, including 800 pucca roads, bank accounts for 8.5 lakh workers, and scholarships for students.
• The Orunodoi scheme, aimed at women’s financial inclusion, was spotlighted as transformative, with a recent ₹10,000 grant announcement to bolster household incomes.
• Sonowal contrasted BJP’s welfare-driven governance with alleged inefficiency and corruption under Congress, framing the election as a choice for continued progress.