Sarbananda Sonowal government’s performance and development initiatives will help the alliance retain power, constituent party chiefs said
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its two main regional allies on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment towards the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) while making light of the reported dissidence over the denial of tickets to 15 MLAs.
The BJP is contesting the three-phase Assam Assembly elections with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), the latter replacing the Bodoland People’s Front as the saffron party’s ally in areas under the Bodoland Territorial Council covering 12 constituencies.
Of the 15 MLAs denied tickets, 11, including a Minister, are from the BJP, and four are from the AGP.
The BJP had on March 5 announced the names of 70 candidates for the first phase of polling on March 27 and the second phase on April 1. According to the seat-sharing agreement, the AGP would contest in a total of 26…
