Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, Atul Bora, the Assam Agriculture Minister and representative of the Bokakhat Assembly constituency, underscores the pivotal role played by the tea garden community in shaping Assam’s electoral dynamics.
Bora acknowledges the historical allegiance of the tea garden community to the Congress party but criticizes the party for neglecting their development needs.
He commends the current government, led by Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, for actively addressing many of these longstanding challenges.
Emphasizing the significance of the tea garden electorate in his constituency, Bora points to a recent gathering attended by CM Sarma, which saw a robust turnout of tea garden workers.
He also highlights the NDA’s candidate for the Kaziranga parliamentary seat, who hails from the tea garden community, suggesting broader resonance of the NDA’s agenda among this demographic.
Confident in the NDA’s electoral prospects, Bora predicts victories for NDA candidates in constituencies where tea garden voters wield substantial influence.
He expresses optimism about garnering support from the tea garden populace, citing recent government initiatives such as wage increases for workers.Bora asserts a prevailing sentiment favoring the NDA, attributing it to a desire for sustained development under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He concludes by expressing confidence in the electorate’s alignment with the NDA’s vision for progress and their preference for another term for Prime Minister Modi.