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Guwahati, March 20 After days of negotiations and uncertainty, the Congress and Raijor Dal finalized seat-sharing arrangements for the Assam assembly elections, and decided that the national party would leave 11 constituencies for the other one, and there would be friendly contests in two.In a...

Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and several prominent candidates from both the ruling BJP and opposition parties, including the Congress, will file their nomination papers on Friday for the assembly elections.Sarma, contesting from Jalukbari, will file his...

Guwahati, March 15 – Raijor Dal President and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi alleged on Sunday that the Election Commission's decision to hold the upcoming Assam Assembly elections in a single phase was taken under pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership and demanded that the poll...

Guwahati, March 15 All eyes will be on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his challenger and state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi in the upcoming assembly polls, as the BJP aims for a hat-trick, while the ruling party seeks to oust the saffron camp from power.Himanta Biswa Sarma: He...

The upcoming Assam assembly elections are likely to be crucial, with the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress's allies playing a significant role.Besides the BJP, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state consists of the All Assam Gana Parishad (AGP) with nine seats, the United...

Guwahati, March 15 The opposition Raijor Dal has announced its candidates for two more constituencies for the upcoming Assam assembly elections, bringing the total number of party nominees to 13.A statement issued by party president and MLA Akhil Gogoi on Saturday named Harikanta Das from...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 14 The Congress on Saturday released its second list of 23 candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections, with the party having so far named its nominees in 65 seats in the 126-member House.The party has also left 15 seats for its alliance partners in the...

Guwahati, March 12 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday for travelling to Jharkhand to hold political discussions, asserting that Assam's political affairs cannot be directed from outside the state.Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said he...

Guwahati, March 11 Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi announced on Wednesday a "pause" in talks with Raijor Dal, days after the regional party withdrew from discussions with the ruling party to form a common platform.In a post on Facebook, Gogoi said that the Congress wanted to form an...

Guwahati, March 11 – Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi launched a sharp attack on the Congress on Wednesday, saying his party is prepared to challenge the ruling party politically, just as Iran has confronted the United States in global geopolitics.Speaking to reporters here...

Guwahati, March 11 – Gaurav Gogoi, the president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), said on Wednesday that the party had made sincere efforts to forge an electoral alliance with Raijor Dal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, but discussions between the two sides could not lead...

Guwahati, March 8 – Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president Lurinjyoti Gogoi strongly reacted on Sunday to remarks made by some Congress workers who allegedly described him as an "imported leader" and an "outsider", asserting that such comments are not only baseless but also disrespectful to the...

Guwahati, March 8 The Raijor Dal, led by Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi, announced on Sunday that it will not hold any talks with the Congress for an opposition alliance in the upcoming state assembly elections.In December last year, the Congress, CPI(M), Raijor Dal (RD), Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP)...

Guwahati, March 8 – Raijor Dal President and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi announced on Sunday the formal dissolution of his party's alliance with the Congress ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, blaming senior Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain for what he described as...

Guwahati, March 6 – Raijor Dal leader Akhil Gogoi accused the BJP of using the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) as its "political oxygen" in Assam on Friday, alleging that the ruling party depends on the regional outfit to sustain its political narrative ahead of elections.Speaking at...

Guwahati, March 6 Four opposition parties in Assam, led by the Congress, announced on Friday that they would campaign jointly for the upcoming assembly elections, effectively sealing their alliance.They said they are also in talks with other parties, including the Raijor Dal led by Akhil...

Guwahati, March 4 The opposition Raijor Dal on Wednesday announced its first list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, a day after the Congress announced its nominees for 42 seats.Although initially, the Raijor Dal was part of a Congress-led alliance, the seat-sharing...

Guwahati, March 4 The opposition Raijor Dal announced its first list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections on Wednesday, a day after the Congress announced its nominees for 42 seats.Although Raijor Dal was initially part of a Congress-led alliance, the seat-sharing...

Guwahati, March 3 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Tuesday that the Congress party has strategically focused its electoral strategy on Assembly constituencies largely populated by "Muslims of alleged Bangladeshi origin" in preparation for the upcoming state elections...

Guwahati, February 26 – Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi said on Wednesday that the formalities for an alliance with the Congress are likely to be completed within the next couple of days, asserting that his party has consistently been in favor of the tie-up.Reacting to questions about the...