Overview

• Voting for the 40-seat Bodoland Territorial Council is on September 22 with counting on September 26 and nearly 2.6 million eligible voters.
• UPPL and BPF have fielded candidates in all 40 constituencies, while BJP and AGP are contesting separately with 28 and 4 nominees respectively, and Congress has named 40 candidates.
• UPPL chief Pramod Boro and BPF supremo Hagrama Mohilary filed second nominations and will contest two seats each.
• High-profile contests in Chirang Duar and Debargaon pit Mohilary against his former deputy Kampa Borgoyari, now with UPPL.
• A total of 118 nominations were filed, with many independents and political heirs entering the fray, as the VCDC issue drives debate with BJP promising village council elections and UPPL saying they require the 125th constitutional amendment.