2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election
The 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held between 7 and 10 December 2020 to elect members to the Bodoland Territorial Council, the autonomous district council for the Bodoland Territorial Region in India. All 40 elected seats in the council were up for election.
Background
On the previous council, the BPF and BJP were in an asymmetrical alliance, with the BPF as the major partner. The BJP on the other hand was in power at the state and center.Scheduled date and postponement
The elections were due to be held on 4 April 2020, but were postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.The term of the current council was due to expire on 27 April 2020. There were two possible options for the council after that date, those being the term of the current council being extended by up to six months, or the Bodoland Territorial Region being placed under President's rule by the Governor of Assam. On 27 April 2020, it was announced that Bodoland would come under Governor's rule until a new council is elected.
Election schedule
Elections to 40 seats in Bodoland Territorial council were held in two phases.;Phase 1 : 21 seats in Udalguri and Baksa districts.
;Phase 2 : 19 seats in Chirang and Kokrajhar districts.
Election results were announced on 12 December 2020.