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The BJP will contest 11 seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls in Assam, leaving three for its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said .
The AGP will contest from Barpeta and Dhubri, while UPPL will field its candidate in Kokrajhar.
The allies will support each other’s candidates in all the 14 constituencies, Sarma said.
Further Sarma reacting to Congress leaders joining BJP in Assam quoted by ANI said, “Today is a landmark day for Assam BJP. Two working presidents of the Congress party, one Rana Goswami who was also secretary of the All India Congress Committee at some point of time and worked closely with the UP team under Priyanka Gandhi, he has resigned and joined BJP. Another working president, Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha has also extended his support, full support outside and inside the assembly to the BJP-led present government. So these two are very important joining for us and I am sure that there will be many more joining in days to come.”
