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"This alliance will help the NDA not only in Assam, but in all the 24 Lok Sabha constituencies in the entire Northeastern region," BJP's prime ministerial candidate L K
Advani told reporters in New Delhi.
Announcing the alliance, BJP President Rajnath Singh said while the BJP will contest eight seats, the AGP would field its nominees in the remaining six seats.
Though the BJP would be the major partner for the Lok Sabha elections, the AGP would be the "senior partner" for the assembly polls to be held simultaneously, Singh said.
Advani, flanked by NDA chairman Sharad Yadav and AGP President Chandra Mohan Patowary, said the NDA had been "successful" in breaking the four-decade long rule of a single party (Congress) and establishing a "bipolar polity".
"We have not been able to convert the polity into a two-party system but have ended the single party rule of four decades. The AGP's joining the NDA would go a long way in stopping further fragmentation of our polity," Advani said.
The AGP was in the NDA when it was in power. However, the party from Assam parted ways after the Congress-led UPA won the 2004 elections.
In his remarks, Patowary claimed "what will happen in Assam will happen in the country. We are hopeful that will see Advaniji become the Prime Minister and under his leadership, the problems of the country will be resolved."
Observing that Assam was "garlanded" by foreign countries, he said the state had become a "transit point for 'jihadis' and extremists" and blamed the UPA government for failing to take care of the problems of the people of his state.
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Northeast of india after kashmir is going to be the next TIMEBOMBWAITING TO IMPLODE,Thanks to bangladeshis,congress
State after State are coming under the saffron wave and now its the turn of Asom. I wish 14/14 seats for BJP AGP in Asom and Congress is decimated in Asom and the entire North East.
It is the rule of congress in last 60 years because of which there has not been any development in the north east. I have been to Kashmir and I have been to Sikkim, Assam. The north east of our country is very beautifull. Kashmir is nothing in front of that. Had the government spent some time and effort on those states, they would be earning the maximum revenue for our country. There would have been employment for all and hence no Naxals/Terriorists etc. End congress rule for development.