India, April 7 -- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday urged voters in Assam to remove the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state, terming it the country's most corrupt, and attacked chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for enriching himself instead of working for the people.

He referred to a mood change in the state and said it reflected in his interactions with voters. Kharge cited feedback from the ground and added that it indicates that Congress will come to power and win 72-73 of the 126 seats.

"There is an opportunity for you [voters] to remove the most corrupt government of Assam. There is no other chief minister [like Sarma] in the country who is so corrupt and arrogant," he said at a press conference in ...