Summary:
As we had already declared our candidates in Barpeta and Karimganj seats, Congress should have left these seats for us,” said AIUDF general secretary Falzul Karim Quasimi. But according to AIUDF, the ‘secular votes’ will get divided in both the constituencies as the Grand Old Party is contesting polls. In Karimganj, which is a Scheduled Caste-reserved seat, Congress has fielded Swarup Das.In this seat, incumbent MP Radheshayam Biswas of AIUDF is contesting again. AIUDF did not contest more than three seats because it is losing support. We sacrificed five seats to stop BJP from taking advantage of the division of secular votes..