Jitendra Singh, the AICC general secretary in charge of Assam said Congress lost at least 10 seats because of the AJP-Raijor Dal factor. Congress had ahead of the three-phase polls asked the AJP-Raijor Dal to join the Mahajot bandwagon because of the anti-CAA stand. The BJP rubbished the claim that it had propped up the AJP-Raijor Dal strategically. The AJP-Raijor Dal too trashed the allegation that they were the BJP’s ‘B-team'. “The BJP won because of religious polarisation and the failure of Congress in convincing the people,” Raijor Dal leader Bhasco de Saikia said.

Source: The Hindu May 04, 2021 11:52 UTC