Guwahati, May 16 -- Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday expressed gratitude to the people of Assam for the BJP-led NDA's landslide victory in the local elections and described it as a new record and milestone.

Speaking to ANI, Scindia said, "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the people of Assam have given a landslide victory to the BJP and our alliance in the local elections, setting a new record and a new milestone."

"I thank the people. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, Assam will continue on the path of progress and development like this," he said.

The BJP-led NDA has registered a massive victory in the panchayat polls in Assam. The BJP and its ally party, Asom G...