Guwahati, April 4 -- With just one week left for the polling day, a sharp war of words marked Assam's political landscape on Saturday as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is going to win "90 to 100 seats" in the upcoming elections. CM Sarma also called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a "registered paagal," while Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief Gaurav Gogoi hit back, terming the Chief Minister as "desperate" and claiming that an end is near for the "ten years of oppression and corrupt administration," setting the tone for an intensely polarised campaign ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections.

From allegations of infiltration and corruption to counterclaims of "desperation" and "opp...