The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest the upcoming elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) independently and may field candidates in all 40 constituencies across the region it administers, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday (August 2, 2025).
The BJP is currently a minor ally of the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) in the BTC, which governs the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), comprising five districts in northern and western Assam. The UPPL is one of the two regional allies of the BJP in the Assam government.
Addressing a BJP event at Mwdwibari in the BTR’s Udalguri district, the Chief Minister said his party was firm on contesting the BTC elections independently.
“We are considering fielding candidates in all 40 constituencies in the council,” he said, insisting that the BJP does not regard either the UPPL or its rival, the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), as its enemy.
“We are taking the elections in the BTR seriously this time, and we want to move forward on our strength with a focus on comprehensive development of the region after ensuring peace in the last five years,” Mr. Sarma said.
