BJP came to power in Assam in 2016 because of BPF, will lose 25-30 seats: Bodoland People s Front
BJP came to power in Assam in 2016 because of BPF, will lose 25-30 seats: Bodoland People s Front
A spokesperson of BJP s former ally BPF in Assam, Khampa Borgoyari accused the saffron party of working against the sentiment of the people .
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UPDATED: March 1, 2021 04:16 IST
BPF President Hagrama Mahilary and Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora addressing a joint press conference in Guwahati on Sunday (Photo Credits: PTI)
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BPF had emerged as single-largest party in BTC elections, Khampa Borgoyari said
The BJP has brought the change of division in the name of religion: BPF s Khampa Borgoyari
A day after snapping ties with the ruling BJP, the Bodoland People s Front (BPF) on Sunday joined the Congress-led grand alliance to fight the Assembly polls against the saffron party with the Mahagathbandhan leaders urging the other local parties to join it. The leaders of the Mahagathbandhan said on Sunday that its chief ministerial candidate would be decided in consultation with the other constituents of the alliance after the Assembly elections are over. With the joining of the BPF led by vteran tribal leader Hagrama Mohilary, the number of parties in the grand alliance rose to seven. AICC Secretary Anirudh Singh told the media that with the joining of the BPF in the Congress-led grand alliance, the aspirations of the people of Assam are about to find a voice.