Guwahati, March 29 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged voters in Assam to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in next month's assembly polls, pitching the election as crucial to tackling illegal infiltration and ensuring peace and development in the state.

Shah was addressing an election rally in Dhekiajuli to drum up support for BJP candidates from Darrang district, including cabinet minister and sitting MLA Ashok Singha.

Voting for all 126 assembly seats in Assam will take place on April 9, and counting of votes will take place on May 4.

"Don't think you are voting to elect BJP MLAs or make Himanta Biswa Sarma CM again. You will be voting to rid Assam of illegal infiltrators, for peace and development, and to ensur...