Bodoland Territorial Council: Five members of BJP-UPPL-GSP coalition sworn in
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Last Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 02:42 PM IST
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Besides Bodo, the others sworn in included Deputy CEM Gobindo Chandra Basumatry of the United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL), BJP s Gautam Das and Diganta Barua and Gana Suraksha Party s (GSP) Ghanashyam Das.
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Senior BJP leader and NEDA convener Himanta Biswa Sarma attends a public meeting ahead of the 2nd Phase of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) polls 2020 in Kokrajhar District.
Kokrajhar: The fourth Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) was constituted on Tuesday with the swearing in of five members of the BJP-UPPL-GSP combine and UPPL s Promod Bodo assuming charge as the Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the autonomous body. The members were administered the oath of office by Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua at the Green Field Ground in Bodofa Nwgar here.
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The newly elected sole Congress member of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) announced on Monday that he would join the BJP and will be a part of the BJP-UPPL-GSP coalition in the new Council. Sajal Sinha, who was elected from Srirampur on the the Congress ticket, announced his decision to switch over to the saffron party in the presence of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference in Guwahati. Sinha said that he has decided to join the BJP in the interest of the development of his constituency, which borders West Bengal. The coalition strength will go up to 23 in the 40- member council with the crossing of the fence by the Congress member.