Bodoland People's Front

Bodoland People's Front
Chairperson Hagrama Mohilary
Rajya Sabha leader Biswajit Daimary
Headquarters Kokrajhar, Assam
Ideology Secularism
Left-wing populism
Political position Centre-left to left-wing
ECI Status State Party[1]
Alliance National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 545
[2](currently 531 members + 1 Speaker)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 245
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly
12 / 126
Election symbol
Website
www.bpfassam.in

The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) is a state political party in Assam, India. The party has its headquarters in Kokrajhar Town and currently rules the autonomous region of Bodoland. It is also an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party whose alliance known as NDA formed the Government of Assam in 2016.

In the 2009 general election its candidate, Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Kokrajhar constituency. Biswajit Daimary of this party was elected to the Rajya Sabha in May 2008. BPF had 10 members in the 12th Assam Legislative Assembly, and it is a constituent of the current Bharatiya Janata Party led ruling coalition in Assam.[3] In the 2011 Assam Assembly election, BPF won 12 seats.

In 2011, with 12 elected lawmakers, the BPF initially supported the Congress government, primarily because of the efforts of Himanta Biswa Sarma, the former minister in the Tarun Gogoi government who later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

With Assam heading for elections in 2016, Bharatiya Janata Party made its first alliance with the Bodoland People's Front in lower Assam.

The announcement was made on 19 January when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Kokrajhar headquarters of the autonomous Bodoland Territorial Council and announces a possible economic package of Rs 1000cr or the Bodoland Territorial Council area.[4]

It was declared that Out of 126 Assembly constituencies, Bharatiya Janata Party would contest in 84 constituencies and leave 42 others to its four allies - Asom Gana Parishad (24), BPF (16), Rabha Jatiya Aikya Manch (1) and Tiwa Jatiya Aikya Manch (1).

In the 2016 Assembly Elections, the BPF won 12 seats and the alliance was established after Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance which also includes Asom Gana Parishad formed its first government in Assam with Pramila Rani Brahma and Rihon Daimary sworn in as ministers in the Sarbananda Sonowal ministry.

In May 2016, after the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance formed its first government in Assam, and formed a new alliance called the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) with Himanta Biswa Sarma as its convener. The Chief Ministers of the north eastern states of Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland too belong to this alliance.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Members: Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Karmakar, Rahul (4 February 2011). "Assam polls: Cong sure, test for minority party". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ↑ BJP forms alliance with Bodoland Peoples’ Front for Assam elections
  5. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/amit-shah-holds-meeting-with-northeast-cms-forms-alliance/story-YDYLQ6YsImuzZOQ6Zev5MO.html


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