Assam Assembly polls 2021: BJP declares 70 candidates; check list here
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its first list of 70 candidates for the Assam assembly polls and announced that allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) will contest on 26 and eight seats respectively.
Party general secretary Arun Singh said that Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will contest from Majuli and minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari.
The BJP in the first list has replaced 11 sitting MLAs with new faces, Singh said.
Check out the first list here:
The Election Commission of India had last Friday announced that Assam will go to Assembly elections in three phases beginning March 27. The counting of votes will take place on May 2.