BJP prepares plan for 2016 Assam assembly elections, decides to target Congress

GUWAHATI: BJP on Thursday sounded poll bugle in Assam. The Saffron party which has firm footing in the state after the success of last year's Lok Sabha poll will once again replay the slogan of "Congress free Assam" to attract the voters.

BJP is planning to go alone to the polls and will contest the entire 126 assembly constituency. The party has won seven sets out of 14 parliamentary seats in Assam.

Senior BJP leaders including general secretary, Ram Madhav chalked out party's plans and picked up issues to attack the congress during the state executive meeting in Guwahati. Congress in Assam is ruling for third consecutive term.

Launching scathing attack on congress, Madhav said, "Both chief minister Tarun Gogoi and his government must go. This is government of ‘lies and loot'"

A senior BJP leader told ET, "The anti incumbency against congress is strong we are now working as to how we can convert the same to votes for BJP. The party will intensify its campaign against congress and will aggressively bring out the failures of the state government in the public domain."

He added that party discussed the issue of granting citizenship of Hindus who migrated to the state following persecution in Bangladesh and also granting of scheduled tribe status to the six ethnic communities. "We reiterated our commitment to giving citizenship to Hindus and BJP will fulfill its commitment however it may take some time. The issue of giving scheduled tribe status to the six ethnic communities is being actively pursued."?