Counting of votes for the Assam assembly elections began at 8 am Sunday. The electoral fate of 946 candidates including 74 women, who contested the three-phase polls for the 126-member assembly, will be decided
According to the early trends, the BJP is leading on 6 seats, its ally Asom Gana Parishad on 2 and Congress is leading on 2.
Prominent contestants include chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, senior minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass, Asom Gana Parishad chief Atul Bora, and senior Congress leaders Pradyut Bordoloi and Debabrata Saikia
