Anticipating poaching from rival camps, the BPF on Friday had asked all 11 of its candidates to assemble in Kokrajhar. They left for a foreign country on Saturday.
Assam: Bodoland witnesses fight of prestige unfolding between BJP and its former ally BPF
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The verbal volley between the Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Hagrama has resulted in Election commission banning Sarma for 48 hours after finding that his comments he violated the Model Code of conduct (MCC). Later the duration was reduced to 24 hours after the minister tender apology.
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Rebel turned politician Hagrama Mohilary’s BPF has a liking for treasury bench.
It’s a fight of prestige between the friend turned foe, Bodoland People s Front (BPF) and BJP together with its ally United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) for eight seats of Bodoland.
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The Congress, in 2001, was the last mainstream party to win here
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Artists perform during Prime Minister Narendra Modi s election in Assam’s Baksa district on April 3, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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The Congress, in 2001, was the last mainstream party to win here The BJP has pulled out all the stops to penetrate Bodoland, a region that has been out of bounds for mainstream political parties for 15 years.
The Congress was the last mainstream party to win two of the 12 seats across the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), comprising Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar and Udalguri districts, in 2001. It refrained from contesting any seat in the region in the next election because of its alliance with the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), which befriended the BJP ahead of the 2016 election before returning to the Congress camp in 2021.