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BJP, UPPL and GSP to form Bodoland Territorial Council on Dec 15: Assam Guv
Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) will form a coalition-ruled governance structure comprising of United People’s Party Liberation (UPPL), Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) and Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) on December 15, 2020, said Governor Jagdish Mukhi. The Governor has accepted the claims towards the formation of the new executive council to BTC with Promod Boro, a former […]
3 years ago
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BTC election results: BPF regaining lost ground, registers early wins
Counting of votes for the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections is underway. The Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), led by former BTC chief Hagrama Mahilary has won 6 seats and is leading in 17 seats on Saturday, as per the latest trends. The BPF surged ahead in the Bodo heartland registering early wins. B Saoraigwra […]
3 years ago
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UPPL Chief Pramod Boro confident of victory in BTC polls
United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) Chief Pramod Boro on Saturday while speaking to Northeast Live exuded confidence of resounding party victory in the BTC elections. “People of the BTR region were fed up with the misrule of BPF in the last 17 years and people wanted change in this election. I am hopeful that UPPL […]
3 years ago
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Tripura: BJP workers carry out protest against attack on JP Nadda in WB
Disgruntled Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers on Friday organised a protest in Agartala against the recent stone-pelting on the convoy of national party president JP Nadda in Kolkata. Protesters included BJP MLAs Sudip Roy Barman, Ramprashad Paul, Asish Saha, and Susanta Choudhury, besides hundreds of supporters. “This protest is being carried out […]
3 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
BTC election results: UPPL leading in 22 seats, counting of votes underway
Counting of votes for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election in Assam is currently underway. The counting which began at 8 am on Saturday will decide the fate of 241 candidates who contested the polls. Polling for 40 seats of the BTC was held in two phases on December 7 and 10. The magic number […]
3 years ago
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Voting for final phase of BTC polls in Assam concludes
The voting for the final phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections has concluded in 19 seats of Chirang and Kokrajhar districts amid tight security on Thursday. Nearly 79 percent polling has been recorded till the last report came in. As many as 111 candidates are in fray in the second phase. The first phase […]
3 years ago
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BPF will win more than 30 seats: Hagrama Mohilary
Amid ongoing polling for the second phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections in Assam, Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) president Hagrama Mohilary claimed that BPF would form the BTC by sweeping more than 30 seats. “We will win more than 30 seats—15 in Kokrajhar and Chirang, 16 in Udalguri and Baksa districts,” Mohilary said after casting his […]
3 years ago
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Close shave for Pramod Boro as he luckily escapes unhurt in attack
According to a News Live report, unidentified miscreants on Wednesday evening attacked United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) president Pramod Boro’s convoy at Noygaon near Kokrajhar. Boro escaped unhurt, five vehicles of the convoy, including his bullet-proof car has been damaged in the attack. The attack on Pramod Boro comes a day before the second and […]
3 years ago
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Assam: Campaigning for second phase of BTC polls ends
Campaigning for the second phase of Bodo Territorial Council (BTC) elections in Assam, to 19 seats on December 10, ended on Tuesday evening. BJP’s North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Convenor and state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led a high-decibel campaign coupled with dozens of bike rallies, padyatras and public meetings for over a month. Other […]
3 years ago
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BJP will single-handedly form government in Kokrajhar: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam health and finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would single-handedly form the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Addressing an election rally at Fakiragram in Kokrajhar district, Sarma said, “BJP will single-handedly form the government in Kokrajhar.” The minister also took on Hagrama Mohilary-led Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) […]
3 years ago