Sonowal confident that Modi will retain power in ongoing polls

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday cast his ballot in Dibrugarh district and asserted that Narendra Modi will be the prime minister for a second term. "Along with Assam, the people of the country have decided to cast their vote for the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for development, brotherhood, peace and security of the nation," he told reporters here.

Polling is being held since 7 am amid tight security in five parliamentary constituencies of Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur to decide the fate of 41 candidates in the fray. "The people of Assam have participated in the elections with enthusiasm...," said Sonowal, who leads the BJP coalition government in the state.