Guwahati: The Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), led by Hagrama Mohilary, has returned to power in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections after sweeping the polls with 28 seats.
The United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) secured 7 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 5.
The BTC elections, held on September 22, saw the BPF challenging the ruling coalition of the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the regional Gana Suraksha Party.
The BTC governs the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), which includes the districts of Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Tamulpur, and Udalguri.
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In the 2020 BTC elections, the BPF emerged as the single-largest party with 17 seats but was pushed out of power after the UPPL, which won 12 seats, joined hands with the BJP (9 seats) and smaller parties to form the government.
This landslide victory marks the political resurgence of former BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary.
Around 78.42 per cent of the total electorate of 26,58,153, comprising 13,23,536 men, 13,34,600 women and 17 people of the third gender, had cast their votes at 3,359 polling stations.
Among the 40 seats, 30 are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, five for non-STs and the remaining five are open to both ST and non-ST nominees.
