Ruling alliance member Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Thursday released its second list of candidates containing six names for the second phase of polling on April 1. AGP General Secretary Ramendra Narayan Kalita issued the second list for the six constituencies, where the regional party did not have any MLA. The nominated AGP candidates are- Bishnu Das (Raha), Habibar Rahman (Dalgaon), Aziz Ahmed Khan (Karimganj South), Aptabuddin Laskar (Algapur), Saddikulla Bhuyan (Jamunamukh) and Sabbir Ahmed (Patharkandi). Khan, who is an AIUDF MLA from Karimganj South, joined the AGP on March 7 after the news spread that Badruddin Ajmal headed party had left the seat to Congress as part of an understanding in the Grand Alliance.
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Two opposition alliances are like a double-edged sword for BJP and its allies
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a rally with Union Minister Jitendra Singh, leaders of BJP Baijayant Panda, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Ranjit Dass, AGP President Atul Bora, UPPL leader Pramod Boro, after filing his nomination for the upcoming Assembly elections from the Majuli seat, at the Deputy Commissioner s office in Garmur, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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Two opposition alliances are like a double-edged sword for BJP and its allies
Assam’s mandate 2021 is likely to go into the record books as the first among three blocs rather the major parties that lead them. For the bloc headed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the other two are like a double-edged sword.
Assam assembly polls: BJP declares 3 more candidates for 2nd phase
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Sitting BJP MLA from Sipajhar, Binanda Saikia, has also been also denied ticket with former Asam Sahitya Sabha president Parmananda Rajbongshi, who joined the saffron party recently from the AGP, fielded from the seat in Darrang district.
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The BJP on Wednesday announced the names of three candidates, all fresh faces, for the second phase, taking the total number of contestants to 74 for the first two phases of assembly elections in Assam. Controversial sitting BJP MLA from Hojai, Shiladitya Dev, known for making provocative remarks against immigrant Muslims and at times against his own party members, has been denied ticket and replaced by Ramakrishna Ghosh.
Assam Assembly Elections 2021: BJP Announces Names Of 3 More Candidates For 2nd Phase
In the first phase, 22 sitting MLAs of the saffron party will be contesting the polls while in the second, nine sitting MLAs have been allotted the same seat.
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For the second phase of elections in Assam, the BJP on Wednesday announced the names of three candidates, all fresh faces, taking the total number of contestants to 74 for the first two phases of assembly elections in Assam.
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