Guwahati, April 21 -- Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika on Monday expressed confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party winning the upcoming Panchayat polls, pointing out that there is "no strong opposition" in the state, with Congress being "decimated."

"I think the BJP will win more and more seats. People will vote for Narendra Modi, Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP. I am very confident that we will come back with an absolute majority," Pijush Hazarika told ANI.

The state minister's comments come a few days after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa shared that the BJP has already secured 37 Zila Parishad (35 BJP and 2 AGP) and 288 Anchalik Panchayat (259 BJP and 29 AGP) seats unopposed.

Minister Hazarika attacked Congress, saying that the pa...