Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 27 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Assam assembly elections, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday exuded confidence in enthusiastic voting and said that good governance will stay if the NDA remains in power.

'Today, we witnessed the enthusiasm of the party workers. The next government will be formed by the NDA... People will participate in the elections with great enthusiasm. If the NDA government remains in power, there will be good governance...' Sonowal told ANI.

Earlier today, the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a meeting at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati with representatives of various organisations representing the Karbi community, members of Karbi civil society, and functionaries of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister held detailed discussions with the representatives on a range of issues, including the recent incident that occurred in the Kheroni area of West Karbi Anglong district.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, he referred to the recent incident in Kheroni in which a person lost his life due to police firing. The Chief Minister said that the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council will provide a job to a next of kin of the deceased, while the state government will additionally provide ex-gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh.

Last month, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a special revision of electoral rolls in Assam, where the assembly elections are scheduled to be held in 2026.

This 'special revision' is not the same as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive being carried out by the EC in 12 states and union territories, given Assam's distinct citizenship framework and the ongoing Supreme Court-monitored National Register of Citizens (NRC) process.

According to a letter addressed to the Assam Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), ECI Secretary Pawan Diwan said, 'I am directed to convey that the Commission has directed a Special Revision (SR) u/s 21 of the Representation of the Peoples Act 1950, with reference to January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date, in the State of Assam.' (ANI)

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