New Delhi, May 5 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) scripted a record victory in the Assam Assembly elections, bagging 102 of the 126 seats to retain power for a third straight term.

The BJP won 82 seats - 18 more than the simple majority mark of 64 - while its regional allies, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People's Front (BPF), won 10 seats each.

The Congress, which counted on its alliance with five other parties, managed just 19 seats, its poorest performance since losing power to the BJP in 2016, after 15 years in power.

Perfume baron Maulana Mohammed Badruddin Ajmal is the richest Member of Legislative Assembly in Assam elections, the results of which were announced on 1 May. The AIUD...