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- ↑ "Regional forces team up to defeat BJP in Assam General Election, 2021 - Sentinelassam". 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "Regional People's Front formed in Assam with eye on next year's state polls". United News India. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam
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