Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday undertook an extensive campaign blitz across five Legislative Assembly Constituencies (LACs) as part of the BJP's 'Vijay Sankalp Sabha' initiative, making a string of major announcements ahead of the state polls.
At a rally held at the Rampur Higher Secondary School playground in Palasbari LAC — in support of BJP candidate Himangshu Shekhar Baishya — CM Sarma laid out an ambitious set of promises for voters.
He announced that if re-elected, the BJP government would create jobs for two lakh more youths, broken down as 25,000 positions in the Police Department, 75,000 teaching posts, and one lakh jobs in the medical sector.
On welfare, he said women would receive ₹25,000 under a new scheme, while beneficiaries previously excluded from the Orunodoi scheme would get ₹35,000 — a combination of ₹10,000 and ₹25,000. The existing Orunodoi monthly assistance would also be raised from ₹1,250 to ₹3,000, with 10,000 new beneficiaries to be added in Palasbari alone if the BJP wins the seat.
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The Chief Minister also announced that free LPG cylinders would be distributed in April and October if the party returns to power, and that 10,000 youths in Palasbari would benefit from the Chief Minister's Atmanirbhar Asom Abhiyan (CMAA), which provides ₹2 lakh in financial assistance to young entrepreneurs.
On infrastructure, Sarma promised new educational institutions, a medical college, and a flyover at Mirza for Palasbari constituency.
Sarma also used the rally to criticise the Congress party, claiming that a Congress leader had suggested their party would distribute items such as dhoti, lungi, vests, and pyjamas as election schemes.
He contrasted this with what he described as the BJP's commitment to substantive and meaningful welfare programmes.
The Palasbari rally was part of a packed day of electioneering for the Chief Minister.
He began his campaign tour at 10:30 am in Abhayapuri LAC, where he addressed a rally for BJP candidate Bhupen Roy. He then moved to West Goalpara LAC at noon to campaign for candidate Pabitra Rabha, followed by a rally in Dudhnoi LAC at 1:30 pm in support of candidate Tankeswar Rabha.