Both AGP-BJP wants Guwahati seat

The main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is finalising a pre poll pact with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The deal was finalised on Friday when AGP top guns now camping in New Delhi called on BJP leader Sushma Swaraj and discussed the groundwork in detail.Talking to Assam Times, senior AGP leaders said both the parties have started finalising the seat sharing formula for the same. The process for finalising seat sharing deal has yet to complete, they said adding that a few seats have yet to be finalised. According to information, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Tezpur, Barpeta will go to AGP while BJP will be fielding its candidates in Nagaon, Mangaldoi, Silchar, Karimganj. AGP is seeking Kaliabor and Guwahati while BJP is seeking Jorhat and Dhubri. Once the formula is finalised, the BJP and AGP central leadership will be meeting soon to approve it. source: assam times

No compromise on 5 seats: BJP

No compromise on 5 seats: BJP

By our Staff ReporterGUWAHATI, June 20: Asom BJP general secretary Nakul Baruah today said the party will field candidates in at least five seats — Guwahati, Nagaon, Mangaldai, Silchar and Karimganj — in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls if an AGP-BJP understanding becomes a reality, and if the proposed AGP-BJP understanding does not materialize, the national party may field candidates in 12 constituencies, barring Diphu and Haflong constituencies. Talking to newsmen in the city today, Baruah said the BJP will not compromise on the five seats.