GUWAHATI: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Assam cabinet minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that BJP would get 90 per cent seats in the first phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Elections.
“In the first phase of elections in Udalguri and Baksa, BJP will win 90 per cent of seats,” Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said in Udalguri.
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Elections to the 40-member BTC will take place in two phases on December 7 and 10. While Udalguri and Baksa will vote on December 7, polling will take place in Kokrajhar and Chirang on December 10. There are total four districts under the BTC—Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri. The headquarters of the council is located at Kokrajhar.
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— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 3, 2020
The votes will be counted on December 12.
Altogether 72 candidates are in the fray for the 40- member Council whose term ended on April 27.
Nominees of Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL), Gana Suraksha Paryty (GSP), Congress, AIUDF and independent candidates have intensified their campaign to woo voters.
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Sharing glimpses from Public Rally held at Harsingha, #Udalguri along with National GS @DilipSaikia4Bjp; MPs @pallablochandas & @oja_queen and CEM KAAC @TuliramRonghang#VoteBJP4BTC pic.twitter.com/aX6fxh78m7
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 3, 2020
The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) administered by the BTC has four districts – Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri.
For the BTC elections, the UPPL is contesting in all the 40 seats, BPF 37, GSP 35, BJP 26, Congress 13 and AIUDF 7.
The BTC polls were deferred on March 20 by the Assam State Election Commission due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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