Bodoland People's Front | |
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| Abbreviation | BPF |
| Chairperson | Hagrama Mohilary |
| Founded | 5 December 2005 (20 years ago) (2005-12-05) |
| Headquarters | Kokrajhar,Assam |
| Ideology | Secularism[1] Democratic socialism[2] |
| ECI Status | State Party[3] |
| Alliance | NDA: (2016-2021), (2022-2023)[4] (2024-Present)[5] UPA: (2011-2016), (2021) |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 3 / 126 |
| Seats in Bodoland Territorial Council | 28 / 40 |
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TheBodoland People's Front (BPF) is a statepolitical party inAssam, India. The party is headquartered inKokrajhar Town and was previously part of the ruling government in the autonomous region ofBodoland.[6] The BPF andUPPL are the two main regional parties of Assam fromBodoland.
The BPF was formed as political party in year 2005,[7]Hagrama Mohilary andEmmanuel Mosahary were selected as the President and the General Secretary of the new party.Hagrama Mohilary formed the first Elected Executive Bodoland Territorial Council after the end of the election.[8][9]
Bodoland Peoples Front formed as per the resolution Vide No. 3, adopted in the Political convention held on 4th and 5th December 2005, as per BPF constitution,[10] BPF shall bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of India as established by law and to the principles of democracy, socialism and secularism as enshrined in the Indian Constitution, and also solemnly affirm our commitment to work for upholding the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.[11][10] To work for strengthening the Indian Nationalism providing due respect to the identities of all sections of people.[12]
The party began its journey in the2011 Assam Legislative election where the party stormed and surprised everyone by winning 12 seats. The party also became the 3rd largest party behindINC andAIUDF, despite the fact that the party had only contested 29 seats. Ahead of the2016 Assam legislative election the party joined theNational Democratic Alliance. The party was assigned 16 seats as per the agreement and won the same 12 seats. Despite just winning 12 seats, the party had the best winning percentage and was part of the government in Assam. Then in 2021 the party leftNational Democratic Alliance and joined theUnited Progressive Alliance ahead of the2021 Assam election. The party was assigned 12 seats and ended up winning only 4 seats. Later the party decided to formally announce its departure fromUnited Progressive Alliance, due to poor performance in the election.
| Year | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hagrama Mohilary | 12 | 4 |  8 | 3.39% | 651,073 | Opposition, Later others | |
| 2016 | 16 | 12 |  | 3.94% | 666,057 | Government | ||
| 2011 | 29 | 12 |  12 | 6.13% | 847,520 | Outside Support for Government |
| Houses | No. | Year | Name | Constituency | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lok Sabha | 1 | 2009 | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | Kokrajhar | 1,90,352 |
| Rajya Sabha | 2 | 2008 | Biswajit Daimary | Assam | |
| 2014 | |||||
| 2020 |
BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary laid the foundation stone of Udalguri Engineering College.[13]
Mohilary also laid the foundation stone of a Rs 26-crore IT park at Onthai Gwlao, Chandamari, nearly 4 km northwest of Kokrajhar town.[14]
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