Assam Election 2021 - "Prayed For Peace For All...": Assam's Sarbananda Sonowal Votes

Election in Assam 2021: Sarbananda Sonowal became Chief Minister of Assam after the BJP swept the north-east state in the assembly election in 2016.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, a key candidate in the first phase of the assembly election in the state, cast his vote at a polling station in Dibrugarh. "I prayed for peace for all...," he told reporters after offering prayers at a mazaar. The 58-year-old, who became Chief Minister of Assam after the BJP swept the north-east state in the assembly election in 2016, is hoping to retain the Majuli assembly seat after winning from there five years ago. A reserved constituency, Majauli. Today's voting will decide the fate of 264 candidates in Assam, including Mr Sonowal and a host of ministers and opposition leaders. Other key candidates include state Congress chief Ripun Borah and Speaker Hitendranath Goswami.