Ranjeet Dass, who won from Sorbhog constituency in the 2016 assembly elections, changed his constituency this time andcontested from Patacharkuchi
GUWAHATI: The state BJP, which is going to form the next government with the help of its allies, will have to look for a suitable candidate for the party president’s post as Ranjeet Kumar Dass, who won from the Patacharkuchiconstituency this time, is likely to get ministerial berth this time.
Dass, who did not get a ministerial berth last time, was appointed as speaker of the assembly for a brief period. Later, he was replaced by Hitendra Nath Goswami and Dass was given the charge of BJP state president.
BJP-led NDA retains power in Assam with less number of seats
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BJP-led NDA retains power in Assam with less number of seats. Image Source: IANS News
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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BJP s alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad got 7.91 per cent, while UPA major Congress registered 29.67 per cent and AIUDF 9.29 per cent.
BJP, which has emerged victorious in the Assam assembly elections for the second successive time, has garnered 33.21 per cent share of the votes, according to the Election Commission.
Its alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad got 7.91 per cent, while UPA major Congress registered 29.67 per cent and AIUDF 9.29 per cent.
The saffron party won 60 of the 126 seats, its allies Asom Gana Parishad nine and United Peoples Party (Liberal) six. Congress bagged 29 seats, its partner All India United Democratic Front 16 and Bodo Democratic Front four.
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New Delhi: In the 2016 assembly elections, the BJP was in a pre-poll alliance with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodo Peopleâs Front (BPF). Together, the three parties won 86 of the 126 assembly seats of the state. While the AGP contested 24 seats and won 14, the BPF contested 16 seats and won 12 of them.
The Congress which had ruled the state for three consecutive terms under the chief ministership of Tarun Gogoi, contested 122 seats in the 2016 assembly polls but could win only 26 of them. It lost 53 seats in that election and was forced to form the opposition. In May 2016, a BJP-led government was formed with Sarbananda Sonowal as its chief minister.
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In the year 2016, Oinyo Ek Dristikun was published. It received huge appreciation from the readers and was a bestseller in book fairs held across the state. Eta Sopunor Pom Khedi is the fourth book by Sarma. It is a compilation of speeches on Assam. The book was unveiled at Hotel Taj Vivanta. The book release was graced by the presence of Conrad Sangma( Chief Minister of Meghalaya), Hitendranath Goswami( Assam Assembly Speaker), and Ranjeet Kumar Das (Assam BJP President). Eta Xopunor Pom Khedi is a compilation of facts of different aspects like social, political, cultural, etc. The publisher of this book is Saraswati Prakashan.