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For the Lok Sabha elections (2024), BJP has set a target of 370 seats in the entire country. Also, a target of Mission 400 has been set for NDA. To complete the mission, BJP is making a strategy for every seat. BJP also has high hopes from 26 seats in North East. However, BJP has changed its strategy this time. In the earlier elections, BJP had been having 'friendly fights' with its allies at many places on some seats. However, in this election, BJP is working on the strategy of avoiding 'friendly fight' to win as many seats as possible.
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What did Meghalaya Chief Minister and NPP chief Conrad Sangma say?
Meghalaya Chief Minister and NPP chief Conrad Sangma has said that NDA allies in the Northeast plan to support other NDA allies for the Lok Sabha elections. In Meghalaya, NDA is supporting NPP. We all are supporting NPF on Manipur seat. It is noteworthy that Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) is the main ally of BJP in the Northeast. Also, NPP is the only party in the North-East which has the status of a national party.
Is NDA adopting the strategy of India alliance?
Regarding this strategy of NDA in the North-East, experts believe that the ruling alliance has adopted the formula of one candidate on one seat, learning from the opposition alliance. Also, many parties of the India Alliance had suggested to the Congress that the distribution of seats should be done on the basis of the strength of its allies. However this could not happen. The BJP has ensured that there is no friendly fight in the NDA to reduce the vote division.
Assam minister and AGP chief Atul Bora said that our constituency committees and district committees are here to discuss with the BJP. We hope this strategy will work as we are contesting only two seats. But NDA can win all 14 seats in Assam because the situation has changed a lot.
What is the mathematics of North East politics?
Including Assam, there are 8 states in the North-East. There are 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam. Whereas in the other seven states only BJP supported parties are in power. BJP is also winning the assembly elections in Assam for the last two terms. In the last elections, BJP had won 9 seats. This time BJP wants to win all 26 seats of North East including Assam.
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