Following the completion of the Lok Sabha polls in Assam, parties in the State are now focussing on the two Rajya Sabha seats which are set to fall vacant next month. The AGP supported the BJP on 10 Lok Sabha seats, while it contested on three. As part of seat-sharing pact it was agreed that one of the Rajya Sabha seats would be given to the AGP. “There was an agreement ahead of the Lok Sabha polls that the BJP will give one Rajya Sabha seat to us. So I think the party is going to refrain from putting up candidates for Rajya Sabha [seats from Assam] this time,” he added.

Source: The Hindu May 07, 2019 20:26 UTC