Two-time Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta will not contest in the forthcoming Assembly polls.
This information was revealed on Monday by the former Assam CM’s wife. This potentially signals the end of the political career of the state’s one of the most influential mass leaders.
The Barhampur MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (aged 68) has not been keeping well for some time. However, it is speculated that the real reason for his political retirement is the decision of the Asom Gana Parishad’s (AGP) not to give him the party ticket from Barhampur.
AGP on Sunday said that Barhampur, the traditional seat of former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, was allotted to the saffron party, BJP this time considering more “winning possibility”.
Recently, the BJP announced that it would field Jitu Goswami from Mahanta’s home turf.
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