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BJP Unveils BTR Manifesto, Sets Sights on Forming Bodoland Council

The release details welfare, education, land-rights promises to broaden support across BTR’s diverse communities.

Overview

  • Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the party is contesting to win and form the 40-seat BTC in its first independent bid for the council.
  • The manifesto pledges full rollout of state schemes in BTR and completion of the 2020 Bodo Peace Accord within five years.
  • Key promises include Orunodoi coverage for 500,000 families within a month of taking office, Mahila Udyomita Asoni benefits for 500,000 women, Nijut Moina support for every girl student, a government college in every subdivision, and a new Bodoland University campus in Udalguri.
  • Infrastructure and rights commitments include bridges across BTR’s rivers to improve connectivity plus constitutional safeguards and land rights protections for all communities.
  • The document was distributed in multiple languages via print, websites and WhatsApp with campaign songs, as the region prepares for voting on September 22 across 3,359 booths with 2,657,937 registered voters and reports of Koch Rajbongshi leaders joining the BJP.