Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that despite the development work carried out by the BJP-led governments, members of the Bangladesh-origin minority community overwhelmingly supported the Congress in the recent Lok Sabha election. He also accused this community of being the only one in Assam engaging in communalism.

During a felicitation event for the winning candidates of the BJP and its allies, Sarma highlighted that the ruling alliance secured nearly 47% of the votes, while the Congress and its allies received 39%.

The BJP-AGP-UPPL coalition won 11 out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state and the Congress got the remaining three.

“If we analyse the 39% votes of the Congress, it is not spread across the state. Fifty per cent of it is concentrated in 21 assembly segments which are minority dominated. In these minority-dominated segments, BJP got 3% votes,” Sarma said, adding, “This proves that Hindus do not indulge in communalism. If anyone indulges in communalism in Assam, it is only one community, one religion. No other religion does it.” The chief minister did not name any sect.

Sarma noted that despite the lack of infrastructure in minority-dominated areas, they consistently voted for the Congress. On the other hand, he mentioned that the BJP, despite its efforts for the Assamese people and tribals, did not receive full support from these communities.

“Except in Karimganj, if we consider the centres with majority Bangladesh-origin people, 99% of votes have gone to the Congress,” the chief minister said. “They (Muslims) may be residing in houses given by (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi, availing electricity and sanitation facilities provided by Modi, but when they go to vote, they vote for the Congress,” Sarma claimed.

Sarma claimed that the Bangladesh-origin community favours the Congress as they aim to “control the state in the next 10 years.” He also alleged that members of this community were involved in attacking a police station and attempting to seize land in different areas of Assam when the BJP government was inactive due to the Model Code of Conduct.

“When a BJP government is not there, one can only imagine how many such attacks will happen,” Sarma sounded a cautionary note.

The Assam chief minister proudly announced that the BJP and its allies secured victory in 92 out of 126 assembly segments in the recent Lok Sabha election, marking the highest success rate for any ruling alliance in the state.

“This time, we got 47% votes. Our target will be to get 50% of the votes in 2026 state polls,” the BJP leader said.

Sarma reiterated that the BJP was committed to nation-building and would continue its efforts for the development of all regions, regardless of election outcomes in those areas.