BPF joins Congress-led alliance in Assam
The Hindu
The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) has severed its ties with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam and joined the Congress-led grand alliance for the upcoming State polls.
The announcement from BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary came less than a month before the three-phase elections to the 126-member Assembly are to be held.
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