The 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held between 7 and 10 December 2020 to elect members to the Bodoland Territorial Council, the autonomous district council for the

Bodoland Territorial Region The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), informally Bodoland, is an autonomous region and a proposed state in Assam, Northeast India. It is made up of five districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river below the foothills of Bhutan and Ar ...

in India. All 40 elected seats in the council were up for election.

Background

In the previous council, BPF and BJP were in an asymmetric alliance with the BPF as the major partner. The BJP on the other hand was in power at the state and the center.

Scheduled date and postponement

The elections were due to be held on 4 April 2020 but were postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The term of the current council was due to expire on 27 April 2020. There were two possible options for the council after that date, the term of the current council could be extended by up to six months or the Bodoland Territorial Region could be placed under

President's rule In India, President's rule is the suspension of state government and imposition of direct Union government rule in a state. Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, if a state government is unable to function according to Constitutional ...

by the Governor of Assam. On 27 April 2020, it was announced that Bodoland would come under Governor's rule until a new council is elected.

Election schedule

Elections to 40 seats in Bodoland Territorial council were held in two phases. ;Phase 1 (7 Dec 2020): 21 seats in Udalguri and Baksa districts. ;Phase 2 (10 Dec 2020): 19 seats in Chirang and Kokrajhar districts. Election results were announced on 12 December 2020.

Voting

During phase 1, Assam State election Commission puts voting percentage at 77%.

Exit Polls

Results

No party has won a majority in the elections with BPF emerging as the single largest party.

Party summary

Winning candidates

Post-election executive formation

On 13 December, the BJP announced that it has agreed to support efforts by the UPPL to form an executive. The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro, became the new Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council on 15 December.

References

{{Indian elections Bodoland 2020 elections in India Local elections in Assam Autonomous district council elections in India