Bhubaneswar, May 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attributed the emerging election trends in Assam on Monday to sustained development, improved law and order, and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP National Vice-President and Assam election-in-charge Baijayant Panda said the outcome reflected a long-standing public sentiment in favour of progress.

"From a long time, Assam's citizens had made up their mind and wanted development. The operation of extremists and no development was turned over with PM Modi's vision and double engine government. The change in safety and security of people, changes in law and order situation and the pace of development, all made it evident that people of Assam would once again choose BJP...