Guwahati, March 1: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam will continue its alliance with coalition partners, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL), for the upcoming Lok Sabha seats, as announced by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Thursday.
“Our parties have decided to continue with the present alliance and contest the Lok Sabha elections together,” Sarma said.
He mentioned that while the BJP will contest 11 of the total 14 seats, the AGP will contest on two and the UPPL on one seat. The CM added that the AGP had requested three seats– Kaziranga, Barpeta, and either Dhubri or Karimganj. After a series of discussions, it was agreed that the AGP would contest in two seats – Barpeta and Dhubri.
“UPPL had requested the Kokrajhar seat, and it was agreed in a meeting of senior BJP leaders in Delhi on Wednesday that we will give them that seat,” Sarma said.
Currently, the Kokrajhar seat is held by independent Naba Kumar Sarania. Abdul Khaleque from Congress represents the Barpeta seat, and AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal is the sitting MP from Dhubri.
