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The AGP won just one seat in the parliamentary elections, while the BJP seized the opportunity of the alliance to win four seats.
In the 2004 elections, the AGP and the BJP had won two seats each - there was no electoral tie up then.
"We were vehemently opposed to the alliance with the BJP as we knew it was because of this tie up that the people of Assam rejected us and so we won just one seat on our own in the parliamentary polls," a senior AGP leader said while requesting anonymity.
"But a few influential leaders from our own party are adamant to continue with the tie up with the BJP even at the cost of ruining the AGP."
Political analysts are of the view that it was the BJP that was gaining because of the electoral tie up with the AGP.
"The AGP is losing ground because of its alliance with the BJP. Maybe the AGP leaders are getting lot of financial support from the BJP leading to the tie up continuing even now," said Anil Das, an analyst.
