Hailakandi, April 7 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday appealed to the voters to form the BJP's third consecutive government in Assam, promising to drive out the "infiltrators" from the state.

Addressing an election rally in Hailakandi on the last day for campaigning, Amit Shah asked the voters not to vote for Himanta Biswa Sarma or a legislator, but for the BJP to end illegal immigration in Assam.

Driving out illegal immigrants has been the poll plank for the BJP in Assam.

Shah said, "On April 9, you all will press the button on the lotus symbol. No one is voting to make someone a legislator or to make Himanta Biswa Sarma the Chief Minister; rather, on April 9, you have to vote for the BJP to handpick and drive out the infilt...