Guwahati: The month-old coalition government in Assam was on Monday christened as the Congress-Bodoland Peoples Progressive Front (BPPF) United Front government.
The name was suggested by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in a meeting with BPPF (Hagrama) leaders Hagrama Mohilary and Chandan Brahma, convened by the latter, to decide on a name for the Congress-led government.
The new name will require the nod of the state cabinet before it can be formally adopted.
BPPF-H was the coalition partner of the Congress-led government in the state.
The Congress has 53 members in the state assembly and formed the government with the support of 12 BPPF(H) MLAs and independents.
The party, formed by former Bodo Liberation Tigers ultras and led by its ex-chief Hagrama Mohilary, had been insisting on a name for the coalition government instead of being called a Congress-led government.
A meeting of the party legislators was convened at the Bodoland Guest House in the city on Suday to discuss the issue.
”BPPF(H) is an important partner in the government and we do not want it to be known as a Congress government. We will ask the Chief Minister to resolve the issue,'' said Mohilary.
The Bodo party had raised the issue soon after the swearing-in of the government in May and their stand had also been supported by a section of the Congress.
Sources in the Congress said the government could get a new name on the lines of the erstwhile NDA government and the current UPA Government at the Centre.
The BPPF(H) leadership is also slated to fly for New Delhi Monday evening to discuss the issue of registration and other issues with the Election Commission.
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