Assam BTC Election Result 2020: Congress just won 1 seat, and even that candidate is now joining BJP!

Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Election Result 2020: The newly elected sole Congress member of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) announced on Monday that he would join the BJP and be a part of the BJP-UPPL-GSP coalition in the new Council. Sajal Sinha, who was elected from Srirampur on the Congress ticket, announced his decision to switch over to the saffron party in the presence of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference in Guwahati. Sinha said that he has decided to join the BJP in the interest of the development of his constituency, which borders West Bengal. Sarma told reporters that Sinha is like his younger brother and had expressed his wish to be part of the BJP after the results of the just concluded polls were announced on Saturday.

Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC)

-The coalition strength will go up to 23 in the 40- member council with the crossing of the fence by the Congress member.

- UPPL has won 12 seats with its chief Promode Bodo winning from two seats and the total members of the new alliance is thus 21 and the seats won is 22.

- The UPPL has won 12 seats, BJP nine and GSP one seat in the just concluded 40-member Council polls while the Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), which had headed the Council for the last three terms, emerged as the single largest party with 17 seats.

- The BJP on Sunday decided to dump its alliance partner BPF in the state government and join hands with the UPPL and the GSP to form the next Council in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), comprising the four districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri.

Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Election 2020

-The BTC elections has assumed particular significance in view of the state assembly elections likely to be held next year.

-The elections to the Council, earlier scheduled to be held on April 4 was deferred due to the pandemic, were held in two phases on December seven and 10.

-The council polls were held after a fresh Bodo Accord was signed in New Delhi on January 27 by the leaders of all four factions of the NDFB, then All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) Chief Pramod Bodo, Mohilary and the Chief Minister.