▁Form er ▁Chief ▁minister ▁Pra ful la ▁K umar ▁Mah anta , ▁B J P ▁formed ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁As om ▁G ana ▁Par ish ad ▁for ▁up coming ▁Ass am ▁legisl ative ▁assembly ▁election ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁B J P ▁also ▁aligned ▁with ▁Rab ha ▁and ▁Ti wa ▁Tri be ▁out fit ▁Rab ha ▁J ati ya ▁A ik ya ▁Man ch ▁and ▁Ti wa ▁J ati ya ▁A ik ya ▁Man ch . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁B J P ▁for ged ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Ker ala - based ▁E zh ava ▁out fit ▁B har ath ▁D har ma ▁J ana ▁S ena ▁Party ▁for ▁Ker ala ▁E lections ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Following ▁B J P ' s ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Ass am ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁E lections ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁party ▁formed ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁like - mind ed ▁non - C ong ress ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁N ortheast , ▁called ▁the ▁North - E ast ▁Democratic ▁Alliance , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁regional ▁parties ▁of ▁N ortheast ▁India . ▁ ▁Him anta ▁Bis wa ▁Sar ma , ▁B J P ▁leader ▁from ▁Ass am ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁Con v ener ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁al liance . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁K hand u ▁was ▁susp ended ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁president ▁and ▁Tak am ▁Par io ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁next