India, March 22 -- Mounting rebellion among ticket aspirants has put political parties on edge in Assam, just days before the deadline for filing nominations for next month's single-phase Assembly elections.

Polling for all 126 assembly constituencies will be held on April 9. With Saturday a holiday for Id-ul-Fitr and a few nominations expected on Sunday, most candidates are likely to file their papers on the final day.

Some aspirants have resigned across both ruling and opposition parties, while others have issued ultimatums, and several are awaiting last-minute decisions by party leadership.

One such leader is Atul Bora, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Dispur in Guwahati, who has represented the constituency twice. H...