Guwahati, February 22 Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that the seat-sharing arrangement within the NDA for the Assam assembly elections was a "final agreement".
Among the NDA constituents in the state, the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), and Bodoland People's Front (BPF) have members in the assembly. Rabha Hasong Joutha Sangram Samiti (RHJSS) and Janashakti Party (JP) are also part of the NDA, but they do not have any MLAs.
"Our NDA alliance is complete. We know who will contest where; it is a final agreement. There are no issues in forming the alliance," Sarma told reporters at the state BJP headquarters.
"After all the processes are complete, the state leadership will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah with the list of probable candidates," he added.
On January 7, Sarma had said that the BJP was likely to formalize its seat-sharing agreement with its allies by February 15.
On December 5 last year, he had said that the finalization was expected to be completed by January 15.
The elections for the 126-member assembly are expected to take place in March-April. This will be the first election after the delimitation exercise, which was done in 2023.
After delimitation, many seats and their geographical boundaries have been changed, while some non-reserved seats were reserved and vice versa. This has led to complications within the ruling and opposition coalitions.
Currently, the BJP has 64 members in the assembly, while AGP has nine, UPPL has seven, and the BPF has three.
In the opposition camp, the Congress has 26 MLAs, AIUDF has 15, and CPI(M) has one. There is also one Independent legislator.