<div dir="auto">BJP has announced its candidate list for 70 assembly constituencies in Assam, denying party tickets to 11 sitting MLAs from the saffron party.&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">The replacement of the incumbents: 1 minister and 10 MLAs with new faces have taken place in Sonari, Bihpuria, Lahowal, Silchar, Borkhola, Katigarah, Haflong, Diphu, Nalbari, and Baithalangso respectively.&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">The party has denied a ticket to the current MLA of Diphu assembly constituency, Sum Ronghang, who is also a minister of the Sonowal cabinet and has replaced him with former MLA Bidya Sing Enegleng.&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto"><a title="Also Read|Assam Assembly Polls: BJP Announces List Of Candidates, CM Sonowal To Contest From Majuli Seat" href="https://ift.tt/2MTXBJO style="color: #e03e2d;">Also Read|Assam Assembly Polls: BJP Announces List Of Candidates, CM Sonowal To Contest From Majuli Seat</span></strong></a></div> <div dir="auto">Other denied MLAs include Nabanita Handique, Debananda Hazarika, Rituparna Baruah, Dilip Paul, Kishor Nath, Bir Bhadra Hagjer, Dr Mansing Rongpi, Joyram Engleng, and Ashok Sharma.</div> <div dir="auto">&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">Golaghat District witnessed quick floor crossings between BJP and Congress, as BJP denied a ticket to BJP President Bitupon Saikia and instead gave it to former Congress Minister Ajanta Neog who recently joined the party. Saikia instead joined Congress.</div> <div dir="auto">&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">Ahead of the assembly polls, former CM and senior leader of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Prafulla Kumar Mahanta may join AGP (Progressive), which is in touch with Congress-AIUDF led grand alliance.&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">&nbsp;</div> <div dir="auto">BJP has announced its candidate from Mahanta's home seat, Barhampur, where from he has been elected to the Assam Assembly since 1985.</div>

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