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AGP-BJP seat sharing for Assam polls to be finalised tomorrow: Himanta Biswa Sarma

First Published: 2nd March, 2021 16:04 IST

North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that final decisions on the seat-sharing with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) for the upcoming assembly elections will be

North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that final decisions on the seat-sharing with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) for the upcoming assembly elections will be taken tomorrow.

“There will be a meeting of AGP leadership with BJP national president JP Nadda and union home minister Amit Shah tomorrow. The seat-sharing will be finalised in the meeting,” said Dr. Sarma after attending a meeting with AGP leadership at AGP president Atul Bora’s residence on Tuesday.

“I believe, this issue will be clear by 3-4 PM tomorrow,” he said.

Minister Sarma clarified that there is no complexity between the two parties over the issue of seat-sharing.

“The pact of seat-sharing will be finalised with due respect to the AGP,” he added.

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