By Bhupen Goswami

Guwahati : Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora on Wednesday said that his party has gained massive support from the people of Assam and claimed that Congress will win 8 to 10 Lok Sabha seats out of total 14 seats in Assam. Addressing the media, Bora said, “Increasing number of voter turnout indicated that people want change. Also people have casted conscience vote in favour of Congress.Attacking the BJP, the Assam Congress president said, “BJP has faced challenged in this elections and most of the intellectuals have supported Congress.” Bora thanked party members as well as the voter. He also extended his gratitude towards media and said, “Assam’s media played an unbiased role this election except for a few media houses.Ripun Bora on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sensing their defeat may resort to tampering the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Addressing the media, Ripun Bora said, “The Election Commission of India did not take any action on EVM malfunctioning. ECI are puppets of the BJP.” “The party is demanding all the volunteers in the strong room to monitor the process of counting as we have lost faith on the state government, Election Commission, and the Government machinery. The BJP sensing their defeat may resort to tampering of EVMs,” he added.