Lok Sabha election 2024: MLA Bharat Chandra Narah resigns from Congress following denial of ticket to wife
ANI over the phone, “Yes, we have received his resignation letter." Earlier, four Congress MLAs extended their support to the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government, while one MLA, Sherman Ali Ahmad, was suspended for “anti-party" activities. The legislators are Shashi Kanta Das, Siddique Ahmed, Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha and Basanta Das.
These MLAs have not resigned from the Congress party. Elections in the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam are scheduled to take place in three stages, with polling days set for April 19, April 26, and May 7.
In the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 7 of the 14 seats in Assam. Both the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) claimed three seats each.
During the 2019 elections, the BJP increased its seat count to 9, while the Congress maintained its three seats, and the AIUDF won a single seat. Milestone Alert!
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