Several BPF members join BJP in Assam

Several members of the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a function held in the party head office in Guwahati on Wednesday. The former BPF members joined the saffron party in presence of Assam BJP President Ranjeet Kumar Dass, who welcomed them at the BJP headquarters. Former BPF leader and […]

Unhappy with floor test, BPF Chief Hagrama Mohilary to approach court

After facing defeat in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) floor test on Thursday, Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) will approach court again, said BPF president and former BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary. Mohilary alleged that protem speaker of the BTC had violated the guidelines set by the Gauhati High Court. “We had demanded secret ballot for the floor test. […]

Assam: Court orders Bodoland Territorial Council to prove majority before Dec 26

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday ordered the newly formed Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam to prove their majority in the recently held BTC election. As per the court direction, the floor test is to be conducted before December 26. A bench of Gauhati High Court have asked both United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and […]

BTC elections: BPF Chief Hagrama Mohilary wins Debargaon seat

Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohilary has won from Debargaon constituency in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election. Mohilary has got 25,637 votes. He has claimed victory with a margin of 5,145 votes. “I have won in Debargaon with 25,637 votes with a difference of 5145 votes,” Mohilary wrote on his official Facebook page. The election […]

BTC polls: UPPL’s BR Ferenga wins Chirang-Duar constituency, defeats BPF’s Kampa Borgoyari

United Peoples’ Party Liberal (UPPL) candidate BR Ferenga defeated Bodoland Peoples’ Front (BPF) second-in-command Kampa Borgoyari, in Chirang-Duar constituency in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election. Ranjit Basumatary alias BR Ferenga, one of the leaders of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland  (NDFB) surrendered earlier this year along with other rebels. The BTC election was […]

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 […]

BTC polls: Pramod Boro confident of victory, Hagrama Mohilary says BJP, UPP(L) has secret understanding

UPP(L) president Pramod Boro has exuded confidence that the party will clinch power in the Bodo heartland. Boro came out all guns blazing against BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary and blamed him for misrule and corruption including siphoning of welfare funds. Meanwhile, BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary also addressed party rallies in different parts of Bodoland Territorial […]

Assam BJP releases manifesto for BTC elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam released its manifesto for the Bodoland Territorial Council elections on Friday. The election manifesto was released today at the BJP office in Kokrajhar in presence of state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP Assam chief Ranjit Dass, BJP national general secretary Dilip Saikia and party leader Biswajit Daimary. Talking […]

Assam: Biswajit Daimary, Emmanuel Mosahary join BJP

Senior Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Biswajit Daimary has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s official residence in Guwahati on Sunday. Daimary has left Rajya Sabha membership and the BPF to join the saffron party. Along with Biswajit Daimary, Tamulpur MLA and BPF leader Emmanuel […]