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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam, which on Friday announced its first list of 70 candidates for the first two phases of Assembly elections in the state, has given tickets to two former Congress ministers, 11 new faces and three Muslim candidates.
Former Congress ministers Ajanta Neog and Gautam Roy got BJP tickets to contest from their old seats of Golaghat and Katighora, respectively. Neog and Gowala had joined the saffron party in December last year.
Former Congress legislator Rajdeep Gowala, who was elected to the Assembly after winning in the 2016 elections from Lakhipur, has been denied a ticket by the BJP this time.
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Assam: BJP releases first list of 70 seats; 11 new faces, exchange of constituencies with AGP
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BJP will contest 92 seats in the Assembly polls while its allies AGP will contest 26 seats, United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) will contest eight seats and Rabha Jatiya Aikya Manch one seat.
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In an exchange of seats with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), BJP has taken the Barhampur from AGP, this seat was won since 1985 by former Chief Minister, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.
Putting speculation to rest, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will contest from Jalukbari. Sarma had earlier said that he wasn t very keen on contesting the Assembly polls this year.
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Arun Singh, BJP National General Secretary said that the BJP will fight Assam polls in alliance with Asom Gana Parishad and United People s Party Liberal (UPPL).