New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- After the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) swept the Assam Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that the party is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Sarma said he met BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary and congratulated him for winning the election to 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam.

The BPF swept the BTC polls by winning 28 of the 40 seats.

Meanwhile, the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished far behind with seven and five seats, respectively, PTI reported.

The BJP and the UPPL had jointly run the administration for the last five years but contested the BTC elections separately.

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