India, Sept. 13 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the BJP is committed to ensure peace, progress and prosperity in a new journey for the development of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).

"For the first time, the BJP is contesting the polls with the aim to win and form the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). We have got immense support from the people, as is evident from the enthusiastic response to the election campaigns of different BJP leaders," Sarma said at the release of the party's manifesto here.

Sarma said that it has already been decided that the BJP will play a significant role in the BTC polls and emerge as a strong political force in the region.

The BTR is a symbol of the aims and aspiratio...