GUWAHATI, April 18 -- Triangular contests are expected in three out of the four constituencies of Assam which will go to the poll in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 23, while the Guwahati seat is likely to witness a direct fight between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the principal opposition Congress.
Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri and Kokrajhar constituencies are going to the polls in the third phase.
In the last parliamentary elections held in 2014, the BJP had emerged victorious from Guwahati and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) had won from Barpeta and Dhubri, while the Kokrajhar seat had gone to an Independent candidate.
Unlike 2014, this time the BJP has an alliance with the Asom Gana Parish...