Cong emerges largest party in Tiwa Automous Council polls

The Congress has emerged as the largest party in the Tiwa Autonomous Council polls, prompting Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to exude confidence on the "rising popularity" of the party.
The Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) today declared the results of the polls of the Council, where Congress bagged 15 seats out of the 30 that went for election in Nagaon and Morigaon districts on Wednesday.
The election was not held in six constituencies of Kamrup Metropolitan district due to ongoing agitation against the Council.
Independents won 10 seats, followed by three by BJP and two by AGP, ASEC said in a statement.

Reacting to the results, Gogoi said that the outcome proves the popularity of his government.
"Victory of Congress in the Tiwa Autonomous Council election has proved that the popularity of Congress government is on the upswing," he tweeted.

Gogoi further said in the micro-blogging site, "People have realised BJP's hollow promises and Congress' victory in Tiwa Autonomous Council election is an indicator to this.
"Without any major incidents, over 77 per cent of the total 2,13,117 electorate had cast their votes in the two districts.
Polls did not take place in six constituencies as a section of tribal people are demanding exclusion of these seats from the council laying claims that less than 10 per cent Tiwas reside in these areas.

Assam State Election Commissioner H N Bora had, however, said that as soon as the law and order situation improved and the government gave its nod, ASEC will hold the elections in these six constituencies.
In the first election of the Council in 2010 also, polls were not conducted in these six seats.