Assam polls: Aiming to oust BJP, Congress joins hands with AIUDF, AGM & 3 Left parties

In a desperate attempt to overthrow ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam, Congress has anunced formation of a grand pre-poll alliance with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), CPI, CPI(M), and CPI(ML) for upcoming Assembly polls. A regional party,  Anchalik Gana Morcha, led by newly-formed Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan will also be part of Opposition alliance.

tenure of present 126-member House ends on May 31 and Assembly elections are due in April-May this year. 

"In upcoming Assam Assembly polls, Congress, AIUDF, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML), and AGM will fight toger to oust BJP. We will keep our doors open for or regional and anti-BJP parties to join us. Congress has taken le to oust all communal forces in best interest of nation," said Ripun Bora, President, Assam Congress

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Following anuncement, Congress in-charge of Assam, Jitendra Singh said parties have come toger to save 'culture and identity' of state from 'divisive politics' of BJP. He asserted that alliance would win in Assembly polls.

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"BJP will bag over 100 of 126 seats in Assam"

saffron party, however, remained confident of returning to power in Assam. Party spokesperson Roopam Goswami termed "three Cs – Congress, communists and communal (AIUDF) an unholy alliance." He claimed that Congress and AIUDF h secret understandings in previous polls and voters in Assam h rejected m. This time too, voters would reject official alliance and repose faith in BJP, Goswami ded.

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BJP national president JP Nda who visited state last week asserted that his party will return to power in Assam in upcoming elections, bagging over 100 of 126 Assembly seats, as Sarbananda Sowal-led government has worked for all-round development of state.

Nda, during his dress at 'Vijay Sankalp' rally, said that saffron party, since its victory in 2016 Assam Assembly polls, has gone on to win all elections in state -- be it Zilla Parish, panchayat, territorial or automous council.

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