‘Grand Alliance’ eyes all 12 LACs in BTR 

Guwahati, March 10: The Congress-led “Mahajot” (Grand Alliance) is aiming to win all the 12 seats in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) in the ensuing Assembly elections.

Leaders of the Opposition Congress, and alliance partner, Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) had a meeting today where  discussed  in detail matters related to the forthcoing polls.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, in-charge of Assam, Jitendra Singh, while speaking to the media, said “We had invited BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary for a meeting today and the discussions were cordial. We have discussed how the parties can coordinate and contest the polls and together win 12 seats in BTR,” Singh said.

It may be noted that the Mohilary-led BPF has been winning all the 12 seats in BTR (erstwhile BTAD) since 2006.
In 2016, the BJP, its ally then, had left all the 12 seats for BPF to contest as part of the seat-sharing agreement.
Back in 2006, the BPF had saved the Congress to stay in power.

Speaking to reporters, BPF chief Mohilary claimed that the “Mahajot” would bag as many as 70 seats in the three-phase Assembly elections and “form the next government.”