Assam Assembly elections | Candidate quits Mahajot constituent BPF
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He was in the fray for Tamulpur seat, one of 12 across Bodoland Territorial Region
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He was in the fray for Tamulpur seat, one of 12 across Bodoland Territorial Region
In what is seen as a setback for the Congress-led
Mahajot, or grand alliance, a candidate has reportedly quit the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) ahead of the third phase of polling across 40 seats in western and parts of central Assam.
The BPF fielded Rangja Khungur Basumatary from the Tamulpur constituency, one of 12 across the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). The BPF is one of 10 parties in the
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari alleged on Thursday that the BJP does not have the courage to defeat the Congress-led alliance in the Assam polls "democratically" and was resorting to "undemocratic means".
India News: GUWAHATI: Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) candidate Rangja Khungur Basumatary on Thursday joined the BJP ahead of the third phase of poll in Assam when t.
Bodoland Peoples Front candidate joins BJP in the midst of polls in Assam
BPF is an ally of the opposition Congress in Assam, where two out of the slated three phased poll got over on Thursday.
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GUWAHATI: Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) candidate Rangja Khungur Basumatary Thursday joined BJP ahead of the third phase of poll in Assam when the constituency in which he is a contestant is slated to go to the poll.
Basumatary had reportedly gone missing for two days and at around midnight on Wednesday, senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma had tweeted that he had met the BPF candidate, who would join the saffron party.