New Delhi, April 17 Senior leaders of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Friday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin in the national capital, days after the conclusion of the Assam Assembly elections, signalling continued coordination within the BJP-led alliance.
AGP President Atul Bora and the party's Working President Keshab Mahanta called on the BJP President in New Delhi, with discussions believed to centre around post-election strategy and future organisational coordination.
The meeting assumes significance as AGP remains a key ally of the BJP in Assam under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) framework.
In the recently concluded Assam Assembly elections, AGP contested 26 seats as part of the NDA seat-sharing arrangement, while the BJP fielded candidates in 89 constituencies and the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) in 11 seats.
The alliance structure reflected a continuation of the coalition formula adopted in previous elections, with AGP focusing on select Assembly constituencies where it holds organisational strength.
The regional party's performance in the current polls is being closely watched, particularly in the backdrop of its showing in the 2021 Assembly elections.
In 2021, AGP had also contested 26 seats and managed to secure nine victories, contributing to the NDA's overall tally of 75 seats in the 126-member Assam Assembly.
The results had reaffirmed AGP's role as a junior but important ally in the alliance.
Over the years, AGP, once the dominant regional force in Assam has seen its electoral footprint shrink, but it continues to retain influence in pockets of Upper Assam and among sections of indigenous voters.
Its alliance with the BJP has been central to its political strategy in recent elections.
The meeting is being viewed as part of ongoing efforts by NDA allies to maintain cohesion and recalibrate strategies ahead of future political challenges, even as the final results of the Assam Assembly polls are awaited.
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