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Assam: Bodoland witnesses fight of prestige unfolding between BJP and its former ally BPF
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The verbal volley between the Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Hagrama has resulted in Election commission banning Sarma for 48 hours after finding that his comments he violated the Model Code of conduct (MCC). Later the duration was reduced to 24 hours after the minister tender apology.
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Rebel turned politician Hagrama Mohilary’s BPF has a liking for treasury bench.
It’s a fight of prestige between the friend turned foe, Bodoland People s Front (BPF) and BJP together with its ally United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) for eight seats of Bodoland.
Assembly elections 2021: Stage set for busiest election day; voting in all poll-bound states on April 6
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 5, 2021, 18:01 IST
(L-R) Mamata Banerjee, Edappadi K Palaniswami, Pinarayi Vijayan and Sarbananda Sonowal
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the busiest day of the ongoing election season with all the five states/UT West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry going to polls on April 6.
The polling will be held in a single-phase in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry while Assam will witness its third and final round of voting on Tuesday. In Bengal, this will be the third round in the eight-phase elections ending April 29.
Battleground Assam: Key constituencies to look out for in the last phase
Battleground Assam: Key constituencies to look out for in the last phase
By Kumar Gaurav
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Assam is all set to go into the last phase of polling on Tuesday. This phase will decide the fate of 337 candidates across 40 constituencies of 12 districts in the state, including the senior minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hemanta Biswa Sarma in the Jalukbari constituency.
There are a total of 12 female candidates and 325 male candidates in the fray, whose fates will be decided by 79,19,641 general electors in the third phase. Of these, 40,11,539 are males, 39,07,963 females and 139 are other genders. There are also 24,460 are service voters.
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Assembly elections 2021: Stage set for busiest election day; voting in all poll-bound states on April 6
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Assembly elections 2021: Stage set for busiest election day; voting in all poll-bound states on April 6TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Last Updated: Apr 05, 2021, 08:53 PM IST
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The polling will be held in a single-phase in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry while Assam will witness its third and final round of voting on Tuesday. In Bengal, this will be the third round in the eight-phase elections ending April 29.
(L-R) Mamata Banerjee, Edappadi K Palaniswami, Pinarayi Vijayan and Sarbananda Sonowal
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