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Rafiqul Islam (centre) won the Jania seat by a record 144,775 votes GUWAHATI: Badruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF has not only emerged as one of the biggest winners in the Assam assembly elections by winning 80% of the seats it contested, it has also ended its “political untouchability” since its emergence in 2005 by aligning with the 10-Party “Grand Alliance” led by Congress. AIUDF, which banks on Bengali-speaking Muslims of Assam, won 16 of the 20 seats seats it contested. The spectacular showing has been attributed to consolidation of Muslim votes in favour of the Grand Alliance. Political...

Coalition of compulsion Updated: Updated: March 16, 2021 22:30 IST The BJP has been deepening its presence in Assam, making the regional parties more and more dependent on it Share Article AAA The BJP has been deepening its presence in Assam, making the regional parties more and more dependent on it The BJP’s ability to forge alliances with prominent regional parties during Assembly and Lok Sabha elections enables it to win votes from wide segments of society with the exception of the bulk of Muslim votes. In Assam, for the coming election, the BJP gave up its alliance with the Bodoland ...