Bodoland Territorial Council poll: Bodo Peoples Front wins 17 seats, fails to cross majority mark The United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) won 12 seats, the BJP nine, while the Congress and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) bagged one seat each People wait in a queue to cast their votes for the Bodoland Territorial Council elections at a polling station in Baksa district. PTI
Guwahati: The results of the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) poll have led to a hung House with the ruling Bodo Peoples Front (BPF) emerging as the single largest party winning 17 seats, election officials said on Sunday.
The United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) won 12 seats, the BJP nine, while the Congress and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) bagged one seat each.
BJP, UPPL and GSP join hands for formation of Bodoland Territorial Council
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Last Updated: Dec 13, 2020, 05:23 PM IST
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The BJP on Sunday decided to join hands with the United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) to jointly form the next Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) after the just concluded polls resulted in a hung House, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said.
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The BJP on Sunday decided to join hands with the United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) to jointly form the next Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) after the just concluded polls resulted in a hung House, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said. The 40-member new Council will be headed by UPPL Chief Promode Bodo, Sonowal told reporters after a meeting with the representatives of all the three parties.
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BTC poll results: BPF, UPPL win 4 seats each, BJP bags one till late night
The ruling Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) and the United People s Party Liberal (UPPL) won four seats each while the BJP came out victorious in one so far in the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls in Assam, officials said. The BPF is leading in 14 constituencies, UPPL in six, and the BJP in eight while nominees of the Congress, the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) are ahead of their rivals in one seat each, they said.
An independent candidate is also leading. The AIUDF which had four members in the outgoing Council has failed to establish a lead in any seat.
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Assam: BJP dumps its ally, picks new one to govern Bodoland council
The Bodoland People s Front (BPF), which has three ministers in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led coalition government in the state, has emerged as the single-largest party in the just concluded BTC polls, winning 17 seats in the 40-member body. Updated: December 14, 2020 10:53:27 am
Assam CM Sarbanada Sonowal announced that UPPL chief Pramod Boro will be the new Chief Executive Member in the BTC. (Express File Photo by Vignesh Krishnamoorthy)
THE BJP has allied with the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) to form the ruling alliance in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), the results of whose polls were declared on Sunday.