Ripun Bora said all left-wing parties agreed to jointly challenge the polls. (FILE)
Guwahati:
The opposition Congress in Assam announced on Thursday that it had partnered with two left-wing parties – CPI and CPI (ML) – for a united fight of the proposed “ Grand Alliance ” platform against the BJP in power in the election of the State Assembly. next year.
After a meeting with representatives of the two parties, the president of the State Unity of Congress, Ripun Bora, told reporters that all left-wing parties had in principle agreed to contest the polls together.
Congress also held a meeting with the CPI (M) on October 8, when the two parties announced they would fight together in the elections to defeat the BJP-led government.
“The BJP is the greatest threat to the Assam and the Assamese today. The need of the hour is to unite all anti-BJP forces to defeat their communal and corrupt governance,” Bora said.
The meeting was attended by Debabrata Saikia, who is the leader of the opposition in the Assembly, and Congressman Rakibul Hussain, CPI Secretary of State Munin Mahanta, Secretary of the Assam Unit of CPI (ML) Rubul Sarma and other leaders of the three parties.
Another opposition party, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), has already agreed to join the proposed “Grand Alliance”.
A new regional entity “ Anchalik Gana Morcha ” (AGM) launched by Rajya Sabha member Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, who was supported by Congress and AIUDF, also agreed to be part of the opposition group.
The election to the Assam Assembly, which has 126 members, is likely to be held in March-April next year. The 2016 election resulted in a split mandate and no party won an absolute majority.
In the current House, the BJP is the largest party with 60 MPs, while its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) have 14 and 12 lawmakers respectively. The ruling coalition also has the support of an independent MP.
The Congress has 23 deputies, while the AIUDF has 14 members.
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