Guwahati Apr 24 PTI The BJP-AGP alliance swept the Guwahati Municipal Corporation GMC polls on Sunday bagging 58 out of the total 60 wards while the main opposition party Congress drew a blankThe other two wards were won one each by the Aam Aadmi Party AAP and the Assam Jatiya Parishad AJP the Assam State Election Commission said in a releaseThe BJP won in 52 wards including three uncontested candidates while its ally Asom Gana Parishad AGP clinched six wardsAltogether 5280 per cent voter turnout was registered with EVMs used for voting in all polling stations for the first time in GMC electionsAs many as 197 candidates were in frayPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lauded BJP workers for the resounding victory and thanked people of the state for the massive mandateThank you Guwahati The people of this lovely city have given a resounding mandate to BJP4Assam to build on the agenda of development They have also blessed the hardwork of the state government under CM himantabiswa My gratitude to every BJP Karyakarta for the hardwork Modi tweetedSharing the PMs tweet on his official handle on the micro-blogging site Sarma wrote Were immensely grateful to you Adarniya Pradhan Mantri ji for your good wishes and blessings This has been a result of your astounding vision and robust development initiatives in the North East Guwahati is profusely in gratitude he addedFormer chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal also hailed the BJP and its ally for the triumph in the GMC polls PTI SSG RBT RBT

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Sunday swept Guwahati Municipal election by winning 58 of the total 60 wards.