| Mahanta
accepts verdict, resigns as Assam CM
Express News
Service
Guwahati, May 14:
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, whose Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) suffered
its worst- ever defeat in the Assembly elections, today resigned
from chief ministership as the Congress continued to win seat after
seat after crossing the magic figure of 63 on Sunday night.
‘‘I accept the verdict of the people. But I did not expect
such a crushing defeat,’’ Mahanta told reporters immediately
after he came out of Raj Bhavan at noon, completing the formalities
of tendering his resignation of his government.
For Mahanta, it has come as big surprise that the regional party
has been wiped out from its traditional bastions but he refused
to comment on what led to such a disastrous performance.
The AGP and its allies have won 39 seats while Congress won 70 of
the 124 seats declared so far.
Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta of the AGP suffered
a humiliating defeat in the prestigious Dispur Assembly constituency
at the hands of Congress candidate Captain Robin Bordoloi. Mahanta
finished a poor third behind his arch rival Atul Bora of Trinamul
Gana Parishad.
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