Guwahati: Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election results have been declared with Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF) winning 17 seats. BPF, led by Hagrama Mohilary, has emerged as the single largest party in Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election.
BPF has bagged 17 of the 40 seats that went for poll, with just four seats short of majority. Pramod Boro-led UPPL won 12 seats and the BJP captured nine seats. The Congress, which formed a pre-poll alliance with the AIUDF, and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP), won just one seat each. Since no party achieved halfway mark of winning 20 seats, BTC could witness a coalition rule for the first time. BJP General Secretary Dilip Saikia said that BJP is in touch with UPPL to form the next BTC council.
The BTC polls were held for 40 constituencies across the four districts of Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri and Chirang under Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).In the first phase, polling was held for 21 seats in Udalguri and Baksa districts.The second phase witnessed polling for 19 constituencies in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts.
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