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<div class="itg-mosimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fthe-going1_090112102214.jpg" alt="" height="425" width="650" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img>Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's allies have deserted him<p>Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta knows this political equation well - a few MPs less in Delhi could mean trouble at home.</p><p>But a fortnight before elections, there seems little he can do about it. The ruling Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won five of Assam's 14 Lok Sabha seats in the 1996 polls and allies accounted for another three. But the task is likely to be tough this time. <br><br>The party seems to have lost the support of not only the minorities - 25 per cent of the vote share - with the United Minorities Front joining hands with the Congress but also the All Assam Students' Union (AASU). Says AASU president Sarbanada Sonowal: "The AGP has failed the people of Assam. It is time for us to think of alternatives."<br><br>The newly formed Asom Jatiya Sammelan (AJS), led by former home minister Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, could also cause nuisance in the polls. Phukan says the AGP has "subverted regional interests for self-interest", and cites the nomination of Mahanta's wife, Jayshree, from the Nagaon seat as an example.<br><br>Mahanta faces problems with his United Front allies as well. Due to differences with AGP over allotment of seats, the state Janata Dal unit split from the parent party and launched the Assam Janata Dal. It is discussing seat adjustments with Phukan's AJS. The party will now chip away at AGP votes in five constituencies. And that could well mean lesser number of AGP MPs in Delhi.<br></p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Feb 9, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></div>

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<div class="itg-mosimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  title=""  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fthe-going1_090112102214.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div>Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's allies have deserted him<p>Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta knows this political equation well - a few MPs less in Delhi could mean trouble at home.</p><p>But a fortnight before elections, there seems little he can do about it. The ruling Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won five of Assam's 14 Lok Sabha seats in the 1996 polls and allies accounted for another three. But the task is likely to be tough this time. <br><br>The party seems to have lost the support of not only the minorities - 25 per cent of the vote share - with the United Minorities Front joining hands with the Congress but also the All Assam Students' Union (AASU). Says AASU president Sarbanada Sonowal: "The AGP has failed the people of Assam. It is time for us to think of alternatives."<br><br>The newly formed Asom Jatiya Sammelan (AJS), led by former home minister Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, could also cause nuisance in the polls. Phukan says the AGP has "subverted regional interests for self-interest", and cites the nomination of Mahanta's wife, Jayshree, from the Nagaon seat as an example.<br><br>Mahanta faces problems with his United Front allies as well. Due to differences with AGP over allotment of seats, the state Janata Dal unit split from the parent party and launched the Assam Janata Dal. It is discussing seat adjustments with Phukan's AJS. The party will now chip away at AGP votes in five constituencies. And that could well mean lesser number of AGP MPs in Delhi.<br></p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Feb 9, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></div>

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Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta knows this political equation well - a few MPs less in Delhi could mean trouble at home.

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