Guwahati: With a certain opposition congress winning one of the two chairs of Rajya Sabha from Assam, the election that is likely to be held in March, the former Union leader and the Tea Community Leader from above Assam Paban Singh Ghatowar has emerged as a competitor for this party has played a big role In mobilizing the sound of tea park supporting Congress for decades.
Guests at the State Congress Unit said Ghatowar representatives at home would fill the void at the party, which did not have MP from Tea tribes from Assam – determinants in the election of the country.
“There were no representatives of Tea Garden from Congress in Lok Sabha or the State Assembly.
So, it is important to send a strong leader to the parliament of the tea belt, which was once the old party fortress,” said a source at Congress.
He added that the name of another former MP, Dwijen Sarma, was also inadequate (AIUDF) to reach consensus in the candidate from the opposition.
The State Congress has taken a bond with AIDF after last year’s assembly election disaster.
Head of Congress Bhupen Kumar Borah told Ti that the leader of the Senior Party Debabrata Saikia would be entrusted with the responsibility of demanding candidates for the BJP LED alliance.
“Anti-BJP MLA has the power in assembly to send a member of Assam to Rajya Sabha in election to two seats, which will soon fall empty because the working period of the MPS Congress MPS Ripun Bora and Ranee Narah will end,” he said.
The pieces have 27 MLA in the State Assembly, including Sherman Ali Ahmed and Sashikanta Das who have been suspended from parties.
“The rules of suspension state that the two legislators must follow the party whip as far as elections in the election of Rajya Sabha,” Borah said.
The fate of opposition candidates will also depend on how MLA Independent Gogoi and Lone CPM Legislator ManoRanjan Talukdar will choose.
AIudF spokesman Aminul Islam said they were willing to unite MLA opposition, but made that the congress not proactive.