The BJP will contest 11 seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls in Assam, leaving three for its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on February 29.
Among the other Northeastern States, it will support the NDPP candidate in Nagaland, while the details are being worked out in the other States, Mr. Sarma, who is also the convenor of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said.
The AGP will contest from Barpeta and Dhubri, while UPPL will field its candidate in Kokrajhar. The allies will support each other's candidates in all the 14 constituencies in Assam, he said.
