By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress said Friday Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi should be credited for steering the party to a third consecutive term in the state.
“I would like to thank the people of Assam, but the credit goes to the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, his style of functioning, his style of governance and his impeccable image. His integrity is widely accepted now,” an elated Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said.
“I am extremely happy that Tarun has got a third term,” he told NDTV.
In Assam, the Congress was ahead of a divided opposition as the vote count progressed, with Gogoi clearly set for a third term in the state.
Digvijay Singh, who is the party in-charge for Assam, said that although the opposition had levelled various charges against Gogoi, the chief minister had himself handed over all the cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for probe.
“Which other chief minister has done that?” he asked.
On being asked whether Gogoi will become the chief minister for the third consecutive term, Digvijay Singh: “These decisions are taken in the legislature party, so let us leave this to them.”