Guwahati :  With nomination filings concluding across Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday expressed strong confidence in the BJP-led alliance’s electoral prospects, predicting a “record-breaking” and “unprecedented” mandate in the upcoming Assembly polls.

Speaking in Nagaon during the nomination filing of AGP working president Keshab Mahanta in Kaliabor, Sarma refrained from specifying seat projections but asserted that the outcome would “surprise everyone.”

“This time we will secure record-breaking seats. I don’t want to mention numbers, but the electoral results will surprise all. Let us wait till April 9,” he said.

Highlighting cohesion within the alliance, Sarma pointed to the coordinated nominations of Mahanta and AGP president Atul Bora, expressing confidence in a joint victory. “I met Keshab Mahanta in Kaliabor, and it is certain that BJP and AGP together will secure victory for him,” he added.

Later in Bokakhat, where he attended Bora’s nomination filing, the Chief Minister made a welfare pitch focused on education. “From now on, parents need not worry about the education of their children. It will be our responsibility to bear all expenses, from school to university,” he said.

Echoing the alliance’s strength, Bora said regional organisations such as Takam Mising Porin Kébang (TMPK) and Mising Mimag Kebang (MMK) were backing the BJP-AGP front. “Under the leadership of the BJP, we are moving forward unitedly,” he said.

BJP candidate Ranoj Pegu, preparing to file his nomination from Dhemaji, said he began the day with prayers while seeking public support. “Every election is challenging, and we must form the government again. It is an important responsibility for both the state and the nation,” he said.

Highlighting the party’s governance record, Pegu claimed Assam has witnessed “45 per cent growth” and said various identity-based movements have been addressed. “The BJP has brought all communities under one roof with a vision for a secure Assam,” he added.

He also announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the Dhemaji region on April 1 for a major public event at Gogamukh, covering constituencies including Dhemaji, Jonai, Sisiborgaon, Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur and Majuli.

Meanwhile, senior BJP leaders have fanned out across the state to support NDA candidates. Sarma said Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is attending nomination filings in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia, while Minister of State Pabitra Margherita is present in Naharkatia and Titabar.

With top leadership actively campaigning and alliance partners projecting unity, the BJP-led front is set to intensify its outreach with the launch of the second phase of the “Jana Aashirwad Yatra” from Monday evening.