Guwahati, May 4 -- In Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading in 87 constituencies as it crosses the halfway mark in early Election Commission trends, securing a strong early advantage in the Assembly election counting.

As per the Election commison, the BJP is ahead in 71 seats, while the Congress is trailing with 21 seats. The Bodoland People's Front (BPF)an ally of the BJP is leading in 9 seats, followed by another BJP ally, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) with 7 seats. The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) an ally of the Congress is ahead in 1 seats, while the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) are leading in 1 seat each.

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