The Assam assembly elections continued the trend towards deepening of religious polarisation in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s alliance strategy helped in retaining its hold over the ethnic base that had shifted to the party in 2016.
Coalition of compulsion
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March 16, 2021 22:30 IST
The BJP has been deepening its presence in Assam, making the regional parties more and more dependent on it
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The BJP has been deepening its presence in Assam, making the regional parties more and more dependent on it
The BJP’s ability to forge alliances with prominent regional parties during Assembly and Lok Sabha elections enables it to win votes from wide segments of society with the exception of the bulk of Muslim votes. In Assam, for the coming election, the BJP gave up its alliance with the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) and chose to ally with the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) apart from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). Key leaders including the only sitting MLA from the Ganashakti Party joined the BJP.
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GUWAHATI: Taking a jibe at the BJP, its estranged ally Bodoland People s Front (BPF), which joined the Congress-led grand alliance of opposition parties on Saturday, said party conglomerate will be able to form the next government in Assam without having to poach MLAs from other parties. We will form the next government without borrowing MLAs. You have seen it in BTC (Bodoland Territorial Council) elections. MLAs were kidnapped and taken to Shillong and Hotel Lily in Guwahati, insurgent leader-turned-politician and BPF president Hagrama Mohilary said on Sunday at a joint press conference of the grand alliance.
Exuding confidence that the coalition will get absolute majority in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, he said it would drive out the ruling BJP and save the state.
Bodoland People s Front (BPF) president Hagrama Mohilary (Image: Twitter/Hagrama Mohilary)
Ahead of the upcoming Assam assembly elections, the Bodoland People s Front (BPF) on Saturday announced it has severed all ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined Congress-led Grand Alliance.
Taking to Twitter, BPF president Hagrama Mohilary said, To work for Peace, Unity and Development the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) has decided to join hands with MAHAJATH in the forthcoming Assam Assembly Election. We shall no longer maintain friendship or alliance with BJP.
BPF had won 12 seats in the 2016 assembly polls in the state.
To work for Peace, Unity and Development the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) has decided to join hands with MAHAJATH in the forthcoming Assam Assembly Election. We shall no longer maintain friendship or alliance with BJP. Hagrama Mohilary (@HagramaOnline) February 27, 2021
Ganashakti MLA and many others join Bharatiya Janata Party in Guwahati
Ganashakti Party (GP) MLA Bhuban Pegu joined the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) officially on Monday.
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GUWAHATI: Ganashakti Party (GP) MLA Bhuban Pegu joined the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) officially on Monday. Both the parties are allies in the forthcoming Assembly election.
Pegu joined the party during a ceremony held at the party headquarters at Hengerabari in the presence of State BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass, BJP general secretary Dilip Saikia, MP Bhubaneswar Kalita and Minister Parimal Suklabaidya.
Additionally, former
APCC (Assam Pradesh Congress Committee) general secretary Jonali Borgohain, former Congress Minister Sarat Saikia s daughter Rashmita Saikia, and members from several Bengali organizations also joined the saffron party.