Assam in Post Assam Movement Period : Growth of Offensive Muslim politics

Muslims in Assam, consisting more than one third of total population of the state, are considered as the king maker in electoral politics of the state. Since independence, the community remained a vote bank of the Congress party in the state. However, after the Assam movement (1979-1985), the community declined to remain a vote bank of any political party. During this period, the community has tried to emerge as an autonomous political unit and has started to be offensive in politics of Assam. This paper is an attempt to understand how Muslims in Assam have tried to become autonomous political unit and offensive in politics of Assam during last three decades after Assam movement.

Keywords:
Vote bank, Communal Politics, Jamiat, UMF, AIUDF