BJP’s rapid rise in Assam is more pronounced in ST seats
The BJP's electoral growth in Assam has been rapid, particularly in seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs), where it had never won before 2006. Despite STs making up 12.4% of Assam's population, the party's breakthrough in these 16 reserved constituencies highlights a significant shift since the 2016 elections. The outcome of the 2021 polls, with results counted on May 4, could reflect continued consolidation in these seats. This trend marks a notable change from the party's earlier absence in ST-reserved constituencies.
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As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) waits for the counting on May 4 to see if it will retain power in Assam for a third consecutive term, a look at the Assembly polls since 2006 in the biggest northeastern State shows how sudden the growth of the BJP has been and how the growth is more pronounced in the seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs).Assam has a total of 126 seats, of which 16 are reserved for the STs, who account for 12.4% of the State’s total population of 3.12 crore as per the 2011 Census. Until 2006, the BJP had not won a single ST seat in Assam in any of the Assembly polls.
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