Udalguri, Sept. 4 -- In a political twist that has set tongues wagging across the Bodoland Territorial Region, United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) leader Raju Dhakal resigned from the party after being denied ticket in the upcoming BTC Council polls.

Dhakal has filed nomination as an independent candidate under the bicycle symbol from the Pasnoi Serfang constituency.

According to reports nearly 400 party workers of UPPL have also followed suit signaling a mass exodus.

Dhakalwidely regarded as one of the prominent Gorkha voices in the region, has built his reputation championing causes that resonate deeply with the grassroots.

From taking up the burning issue of D-voters and exposing biometric enrolment errors to demanding secure land...