In Assam s Barak Valley, voters will cast ballots for Karimganj and Silchar Lok Sabha seats. Karimganj, with a Muslim-majority population, is an unreserved seat while Silchar is a reserved seat for the Scheduled Castes.
n the SC-reserved Barak Valley seat, BJP has the backing of a large section of Bengali Hindus besides goodwill towards its candidate Parimal Suklabaidya, even as Oppn totters