Overview

• Election authorities are expected to announce dates for the Bodoland Territorial Council polls between September 18 and 20.
• The BJP has fielded candidates for all 40 council seats while AGP and UPPL are each contesting independently, breaking from their usual alliance.
• The BPF has recruited about 30 defectors from Congress, AIUDF and BJP to strengthen its slate and campaign.
• Hagrama Mohilary has highlighted Thuribari, Subhaijhar and Manas Serfang as key battlegrounds where BPF and BJP will face off.
• Discussions between BPF and the Gana Suraksha Party continue without a formal pact, and speculation has risen over Speaker Biswajit Daimary’s potential nomination as council chief.