The BJP on Thursday announced a seat sharing arrangement with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), saying that it will contest eight of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam while the regional party will field candidates in rest of the six constituencies.

"This alliance will help the NDA not only in Assam, but in all the 24 Lok Sabha constituencies in the entire Northeastern region," BJP's prime ministerial candidate LK Advani told reporters here.