BPF sets rider for alliance in Assam polls

Guwahati, Feb 27: The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), a part of the BJP-led Assam government, on Saturday said it will join the ''Grand Alliance'' helmed by the Congress to contest the upcoming assembly polls.

Welcoming the decision, the Congress exuded confidence that the party will come back to power again.

"To work for peace, unity and development, the BPF has decided to join hands with the ''Mahajath'' in the forthcoming Assam Assembly elections," its chief Hagrama Mohilary tweeted.