Fissures seem to have appeared in the ruling NDA in Assam with one of its constituents writing to the BJP seeking to know its status in the alliance. In a letter to state BJP president Dilip Saikia, the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), a key member of NDA in Bodoland Territorial Council, has asked the saffron party to clarify UPPL’s Status in NDA for the ensuing Assam Assembly elections. The UPPL has been at unease after the entry of its rival BPF in the NDA. “Given the recent political development in the state, especially the statements made by different BJP leaders in the media by different BJP leadership, the Core Committee of UPPL has decided to seek formal status on NDA Alliance for the ensuing Assam Assembly Election,” the letter signed by UPPL general secretary Raju Kumar Narzary stated. Despite being both in the NDA, there hasn’t been any seat-sharing arrangement between the UPPL and BPF due to their bitter rivalry in the BTC. What has added to the confusion is the statement of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that the BPF and UPPL should finalize the seat-sharing agreement among themselves. With the CM and the BJP washing their hands of the issue of seat-sharing in the NDA, the UPPL is apparently feeling sidelined.
Cracks Appear in Assam’s NDA Alliance
