The Wire's National Affairs Editor, Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, gives an insight into the state assembly elections in Assam and talks about who could possibly become the next chief minister of the state. She analyses two of the most prominent issues that surround the elections – the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizen – and whether they play a role in affecting the voting patterns in the state.

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