BJP to contest 8 LS seats in Assam

New Delhi: The BJP on thursday announced a seat sharing arrangement with the AsomGana Parishad, saying that it will contest eight of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam while the regional party will field candidates in rest of the six constituencies.

"This alliance will help the NDA not only in Assam, but in all the 24 Lok Sabha constituencies in the entire Northeastern region," BJP's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani said.

Announcing the alliance, BJP President Rajnath Singh said while the BJP will contest eight seats, the AGP would field its nominees in the remaining six seats.

Though the BJP would be the major partner for the Lok Sabha elections, the AGP would be the "senior partner" for the assembly polls to be held simultaneously, Singh said