The three-phase meeting elections in Assam have been over on sixth April, whereas the outcomes will probably be counted and introduced on the 2nd of May, virtually a month later. This has turn into a serious headache for the Congress-led grand alliance which incorporates AIUDF, BPF and different events, as they worry that their candidates might swap over to BJP. To forestall this from taking place, the alliance has resorted to the well-known technique of the Congress celebration, the resort technique.
The Congress-AIUDF have determined to maintain a few of its candidates away from Assam, they usually have chosen Congress-ruled Rajasthan for a similar. According to ANI, Congress sources stated that the candidates have been shifted to Jaipur as a precautionary measure by the Mahajot alliance. The celebration stated that at this time a number of AIUDF candidates reached Jaipur, whereas few extra Congress candidates will probably be shifted to Jaipur shortly.
Several AIUDF candidates for Assam Assembly polls shifted to Jaipur at this time. Just a few extra Congress candidates will even be shifted to Jaipur shortly, preparations made at Fairmount Hotel. It’s a precautionary measure taken up by the Mahajot alliance: Congress sources— ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2021
The candidates have been checked in on the Fairmount Hotel within the Rajasthan capital.
Congress chief whip in Rajasthan Mahesh Joshi stated that the candidates have been shifted to Rajasthan in worry that BJP might attempt to ‘buy’ them. “Till BJP is in Centre, there’ll always be a possibility of buying MLAs,” he stated. Joshi added that round 20 folks have been coming at this time, however he was not privy to their events.
Several AIUDF candidates for Assam Assembly polls shifted to Jaipur at this time. Just a few extra Congress candidates will even be shifted to Jaipur shortly, preparations made at Fairmount Hotel. It’s a precautionary measure taken up by the Mahajot alliance: Congress sources— ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2021
A flight manifest of an Indigo Guwahati-Jaipur flight exhibits that 20 AIUDF candidates have been shifted to Jaipur at this time. Flight no 6E-9397 took off from Guwahati within the morning at this time and landed in Jaipur at round 1.30 PM.
AIUDF candidates shifted to Jaipur (supply: News Live editor Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi)This step by the alliance comes after one their candidates already joined BJP. BPF candidate from Tamulpur, Rangja Khungur Basumatary, had joined BJP on 1st April and retired from the elections. His resolution got here after the final date for withdrawal of nomination was over, subsequently his identify remained within the election, therefore he had appealed the voters to vote for the BJP ally UPPL candidate. BPF had appealed the EC to postpone the elections, however the EC had refused to take action, saying that there isn’t a provision to postpone elections for candidates switching sides.