India, May 4 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was leading in Assam, while the Opposition Congress lagged in the first 90 minutes after the vote count, which started at 8am on Monday.

At 9:30am, trends were available for 28 of the 126 seats, with the BJP leading in 19, and its allies, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People's Front (BPF), in two and three.

The Congress was leading in just two seats and its ally, Assam Jatiya Parishad, in one. The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), which is not part of any alliance, was leading in one seat.

State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi, who contested from Jorhat, was trailing BJP legislator Hitendranath Goswami by over 1,000 votes.

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