BJP-led NDA retains power in Assam with less number of seats
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Guwahati, May 3 : The ruling BJP-led alliance, which returned to power in Assam for the second consecutive term, secured 11 seats less than the 2016 assembly polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party, the dominant partner of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), bagged 60 seats, similar to what it got five years ago. The NDA went on to finally win 75 seats in the 126 member assembly.
BJP s old ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won nine seats against 14 seats that it won last time while its new partner United People s Party Liberal (UPPL) won six seats as the Bodoland based party for the first time contested the assembly elections.
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GUWAHATI: If the present trend of crorepati MLAs continues, the Assam Assembly will have 100 crorepati legislators at the end of 2021 elections. In 2026, the Assembly may see all 126 MLAs as crorepatis. This is the prediction of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Assam Election Watch which have been analyzing the MLAs assets details.
TasadukArifulHussain, State coordinator of the
Assam Election Watch , told The Sentinelthatif the present trend continues it will be a dangerous sign for the democracy. The people with poor assets will not be able to contest elections in the future. Money power will rule the roost, said Hussain who is also a social activist.
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GUWAHATI: The assembly election is around the corner and political parties are worried about lawmakers having criminal records before the crucial battle of ballots.
A report prepared by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Assam Election Watch revealed that at least 15 out of 119 MLAs in Assam have pending criminal cases of which 11 are serious in nature. Of the 15, 7 are from BJP, five from Congress, two from AIUDF and one is an Independent.
The Assam assembly has 126 members in total.
The ADR and Assam Election Watch have analysed the affidavits submitted by 119 of 126 MLAs. Six seats are lying vacant at present and the records of BJP MLA Mansing Rongpi could not be analysed due to lack of clarity in his unclear affidavit on the Election Commission website.