Exit Poll: BJP looks set to retain Assam; development, not CAA, tops agenda

The Bharatiya Janata Party is prepared to retain power in Assam largely on the back of development, the India Today-Axis-My-India exit-poll survey shows. Controversial issues like the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has not impacted the voter decision much.

The BJP looks set to retain power in Assam largely on the back of development, the India Today-Axis-My-India exit-poll survey shows. Other issues, including the controversial CAA, didn’t shape the voter decision much, the poll found. The survey has indicated 48 per cent vote share for the BJP+, 40 per cent for the Congress+ and the rest 12 per cent for others.