BTC chief Pramod Boro announced that United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) to contest in at least 11 to 12 seats in the forthcoming Assam Assembly polls. He said that as his party is now a part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), it would contest the State polls in alliance with other NDA allies. Talking about the election, Boro said, “We are planning to contest in at least 11 to 12 seats within the Bodoland Territorial Region. We can become deciding factor in a few other seats and we will seek to contest in at least 4-5 such seats." The UPPL drew blank in the 2016 Assembly elections in Assam.
Boro further said that the implementation of the BTR accord signed with all four factions of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) on January 27 last year would be one of the main poll planks for the UPPL. Boro said implementation of the accord is on track and Union Home Minister Amit Shah himself is taking interest in the issue.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Sunday to take stock of the party's preparedness for the assembly election in the state and also kick off its electoral campaign.
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