As counting begins, Gogoi seeks divine blessings

After offering prayers at the Kamakhya temple, Gogoi was slated to visit other religious places in Guwahati including churches and masjids to seek divine blessings. If his party wins these elections, it will be three in a row for them.

Gogoi claimed before the media that the Congress was sure to win for the third time in a row and will form the next government in the state.

Meanwhile, counting began in the state amidst tight security in all the 48 counting centres to determine the fate of a total of 981 candidates, many of whom have arrived at the counting centres in and around the city.

There is a three-tier security ring in place at all the counting centres in the state while proceedings are being videographed and displayed in the monitor placed outside. No person without a valid photo-identity card is allowed within a 100-metre radius around the counting centres.