Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma led the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory celebrations on Monday. Thanking the people of Assam for the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) strong performance in the assembly elections, the CM described the win as a reflection of the “good work” of the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on the development of the northeastern state. PICS/PTI

BJP workers celebrated in Borivali after early trends showed a landslide lead in West Bengal and Assam. Party leaders, including MLA Sanjay Upadhyay, joined the celebrations as BJP crossed the halfway mark, signalling a major political shift. (Pics/Nimesh Dave)