Assam BJP Dissolves Minority Cell After Loss In Muslim-dominated Seats
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An order issued by Assam BJP chief Ranjit Dass says the minority cell has been "suspended for an uncertain period of time".
The BJP has decided to dissolve the Assam unit of its minority cell after no Muslim candidate of its alliance managed to win a seat in the state. The alliance had a comfortable victory -- winning 75 of the state's 126 seats of which the BJP won 60 seats. An order issued by the state BJP chief Ranjit Dass says the minority cell has been "suspended for an uncertain period of time". Of the 31-34 Muslim-dominated constituencies, the BJP had secured only one seat in 2016 -- Sonai in Cachar district of southern Assam's Barak Valley. The candidate was Aminul Haque Laskar, who went on to be the Deputy Speaker of the legislative assembly. This time, besides Mr Laskar, the BJP had fielded eight more Muslim candidates. Five of them contested from western Assam, and one each from the Upper Assam, central Assam and the hill districts.More Related News