Hagrama Mohilary’s regional powerhouse storms to majority in Bodoland Territorial Region, as BJP’s strategic alliance switch reshapes the electoral map
In Assam’s politically distinct Bodoland Territorial Region, the electoral verdict is reinforcing a bold pre-poll gamble and it appears to be paying off handsomely.
The Bodoland People’s Front, freshly re-inducted into the NDA fold after a dramatic falling-out with former ally UPPL, is leading in 10 of 15 Assembly seats within the Bodoland Territorial Region, effectively securing a majority on its own. The BJP holds leads in three additional seats, cementing NDA’s dominance across this constitutionally autonomous tribal corridor covering Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Udalguri, and Tamulpur districts.
The numbers tell a story of strategic masterstroke. Ahead of these elections, the BJP quietly dropped its UPPL alliance and welcomed back the Hagrama Mohilary-led BPF a party that has dominated Bodoland politics since 2005 barring a single term out of power. The recalibration has yielded immediate dividends.
Among standout performances, BPF’s Charan Boro leads Mazbat by a commanding 43,000 votes. Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary of BJP leads Tamulpur by over 14,000 votes, directly defeating UPPL chief Pramod Boro, a sitting Rajya Sabha MP. Sewli Mohilary, wife of BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary, is winning her electoral debut in Kokrajhar.
The UPPL, which governed the Bodoland Territorial Council for one term before its 2025 ouster, now leads in just one seat Bijni by a wafer-thin 221 votes.
Congress manages a solitary lead in Parbatjhora, keeping its presence barely alive in the region.
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