The Congress win in Assam Assembly elections for the third time in a row is being hailed by everyone. It is fine that Tarun Gogoi has been elected again. But the bigger picture is being missed here.
The Asom Gana Parishad, till now the main opposition party in the state and which was also blamed for its closeness with the extremist elements, has been reduced to third place.
This is a shock as the second place has been secured by All India Democratic United Front. This is a party which is considered to represent the cause of the Muslims in the state. That too the Muslims which seemingly have sympathies in the erstwhile East Bengal.
This Assembly election has proved what had been conspiring for so long. The Congress has been able to break the back of the AGP by systematic and mass demographic change in the state.
The local political leaders had stated this for a fact for several years but in this election the truth has finally been revealed.
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