BJP increases its tally to 11 in Bodoland territorial council
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BJP and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), supported by Gana Suraksha Party (GSP), formed the government of council on Tuesday. Lone congress MLA left the party and joined BJP. Elections to 40 member councils were held in two phases on December 7 and 10. The elections have resulted in fractured mandate with the ruling Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) winning only 17 seats.
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BJP is hopeful that some more members will switch sides and that the party will increase its tally to 12 or 13 members.
Guwahati: BJP increased its tally in the sixth schedule, Bodoland territorial council (BTC) to 11 as a member of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) left the party and joined the Saffron party.
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Members of the United People s Party Liberal celebrate after the Bodoland elections. | PTI
After 17 years, Hagrama Mohilary will no longer be chief of the Bodoland Territorial Council. The autonomous council was created in 2003 after a peace accord between the government and a section of the Bodo groups fighting for a separate state. Mohilary, then the leader of the armed group, the Bodo Liberation Tigers, was the face of the accord. Since then, Mohilary and his Bodoland People’s Front, the party that grew out of the armed group, have kept a firm grip on the four districts of Assam covered by the territorial council.
BJP, UPPL and GSP to form Bodoland Territorial Council on Dec 15: Assam Governor ANI | Updated: Dec 14, 2020 06:17 IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 14 (ANI): Assam s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) will form a coalition-ruled governance structure comprising of United People s Party Liberation (UPPL), Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) and Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) on December 15, 2020, said Governor Jagdish Mukhi.
The Governor has accepted the claims towards the formation of the new executive council to BTC with Promod Boro, a former president of All Bodo Students Union who leads the UPPL now, as the next Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the council. Assam s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) will form a coalition-ruled governance structure comprising of United People s Party Liberation (UPPL), Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) and Gana Suraksha Party(GSP) on 15th December, 2020, Mukhi tweeted on Sunday.
Democracy is being killed in BTAD: BPF general secretary Prabin Boro
Prabin Boro, addressing the media raised several issues related to forming government in BTC. He said BPF should have had the opportunity to form Govt
| 14 Dec 2020 3:30 PM GMT
Kokrajhar: Bodoland People s Front (BPF) general secretary Prabin Boro in a press meet held on Monday at Kokrajhar raised several issues related to forming the government in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
Addressing the media Boro said, the democracy is being killed in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts(BTAD). BPF is the only single largest party that won the majority with 7 seats in the Bodoland Territorian Council (BTC)elections. We should have had the opportunity to form government in BTC but the governor denied to accept their application request to form government in BTC. We will show our strength if needed, Boro added.