Campaigning for first phase of BTC elections ends

Campaigning for the first phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections to 21 seats on December 7 ended on Saturday evening, with the ruling BPF trying hard to retain its rule for the fourth consecutive term. All major political parties in Assam participated in a high-decibel campaign to woo voters in the 40 constituencies of […]

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 […]

BTC elections to be held as per COVID-19 protocol

The polling for this year’s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections in Bodoland Territorial Region will be conducted following all COVID-19 protocols. For the first time, the administration has made arrangements of COVID-19 prevention kits along with ballot boxes. The presiding and polling officers have been asked to ensure COVID-19 safety measures at the polling booths. […]

Ripun Bora, Badruddin Ajmal not relevant in BTC elections: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Amid ongoing campaign for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a potshot at the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Lambasting Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora and AIUDF chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, Himanta Biswa Sarma […]

Close vigil on India-Bhutan border ahead of BTC polls in Assam

Senior officers of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Wednesday reviewed the prevailing situation along the India-Bhutan border in view of the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council polls in Assam, officials said. SSB Guwahati Frontiers Inspector General Sanjeev Sharma visited the India-Bhutan border in the Udalguri district to review the security situation, they said. He also […]

BJP to support 14 independent candidates in BTC election: Ranjeet Dass

The election campaign for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election is in full swing. In parallel, the equation for the formation of the government has also begun. The BJP has launched a new political equation to take over the reins from Hagrama Mohilary, who has been in power for the past 17 years. As part of this, […]

Political parties engage in hectic campaigning for BTC polls in Assam

Bike rallies, ”parivartan padayatras” and mass gatherings are being organised by political parties to reach out to people with promises of all-round development as part of the campaign for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls scheduled next month in Assam. Elections to the 40-member BTC will take place in two phases on December 7 and […]

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 […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma escalates attack on Hagrama Mohilary, says its ‘time up’ for BPF

Bharatiya Janata Party topgun Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the saffron party will not ally with the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) in the 2021 Assembly elections in Assam. Addressing a rally ahead of the elections in Kokrajhar on Tuesday, Sarma while continuing his tirade against the BPF Chief Hagrama Mohilary said the BJP will […]