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Key points
- BJP improved its count marginally to nine seats from the one-seat count in 2015.
- The BPF led by Hagrama Mohilary emerged as the largest party by winning 17 seats
- The election for the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council was held in two phases on December 7 and 10
Guwahati: The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election in Assam, seen as the semi-final ahead of the Assembly vote scheduled for April next year, resulted in a hung House as no party or coalition managed to win enough seats to secure a clear majority. .
However, the BJP performed solidly, improving its account marginally to nine seats from the one-seat count in 2015.
The Bodoland Popular Front (BPF), led by Hagrama Mohilary, emerged as the largest party, winning 17 seats, three fewer than it had in 2015. However, the party, which has ruled BTC for nearly 17 years, did not managed to secure magic. figures of 21.
The Peoples’ United Liberal Party (UPPL) won 12 seats, while Congress and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) each won one seat.
The election for the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council was held in two phases, on December 7 and 10, by ballot paper. The counting of the ballots f began on Saturday and continued until Sunday morning.
Interestingly, the BJP and the BPF are alliance partners in the Assam government, but both participated alone in BTC polls amid reports of a rift between them. Both parties not only contested the elections separately, but also engaged in a bitter campaign against each other.
The two sides are likely to sever ties ahead of the 2021 Assam Assembly elections, which are only six months apart.
The relationship between BJP and BPF became strained in March this year after polls of BTC were postponed due to COVID-19 and the governor took over the council at the end of his five-year term on April 27.
On Saturday, the state’s top BJP leaders met with UPPL chief Promod Brahma, the PTI news agency reported.
