Assam: Why Alliance With Badruddin Ajmal May Cost The Congress Dear
by Jaideep Mazumdar - Mar 17, 2021 10:25 AM
Badruddin Ajmal of the AIUDF.
Snapshot
The Congress apparently wanted to prevent the division of Muslim votes.
However, the alliance with AIUDF could result in indigenous Assamese communities moving away from the Congress, including Assamese Muslims.
The alliance struck by the Congress in Assam with the
A beleaguered Congress struck an alliance with the Islamist AIUDF â a party floated by
king
Maulana Badruddin Ajmal with the primary purpose of protecting the interests of Bangladeshi-origin Muslims in Assam â to stave off its imminent electoral decimation in the state.