assam assembly election

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi is on a visit to Assam for the election campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls, which are now just seven days away. He arrived in Dibrugarh around 9:00 pm last night.Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi arrived in Dibrugarh...

Tinsukia, March 31 Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday sought public support for the BJP's third consecutive term in Assam, highlighting the infrastructure development undertaken by the state government.Addressing election rallies for party candidates Suren Phukan in Digboi and...

Guwahati, March 31 Congress MP Naseer Hussain accused the BJP of politicizing the issue of illegal foreigners in Assam and failing to deport them, even after being in power at both the state and central levels.He claimed that the saffron party has been repeating the same promises to the people...

Tezpur/Dergaon (Assam), March 31 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday criticised the Congress at a poll rally in Assam, accusing it of having "misused" the talent and capabilities of the state's youth and urging people to never forgive the party.Alleging that the Congress was only...

Guwahati, March 30 Congress candidate from Assam's Naduar Assembly constituency, Sunil Kumar Chetry, was injured in an attack while campaigning on Monday, party sources said.The candidate's convoy was attacked by unidentified people at the Napalm Bypass of the constituency, followed by a...

Tinsukia/Dhemaji (Assam), March 29 BJP chief Nitin Nabin asserted on Sunday that the party will achieve a hat-trick in Assam by forming the government for the third consecutive term.Addressing an election rally in support of Margherita candidate and sitting BJP MLA Bhaskar Sharma, Nabin also...

Tinsukia (Assam), March 29 The ruling BJP will achieve a hat-trick in Assam by forming the third consecutive government in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the party's national chief Nitin Nabin announced on Sunday.Addressing an election rally in support of...

Guwahati, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Saturday that the NDA, led by the BJP, will return to power in Assam for the third consecutive term by winning more than 90 seats in the 126-member assembly.Shah made the statement as he began his two-day visit to the poll-bound...

New Delhi, March 28 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually interact with NDA workers in Assam and Puducherry on Monday as part of the 'Mera Booth, Sabse Mazboot Samvaad' initiative, aimed at directly communicating with them ahead of the state assembly elections.Modi stated that the people...

Guwahati, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the BJP-led NDA will return to power in Assam for the third consecutive term by winning more than 90 seats in the 126-member assembly.Shah made the statement as he began his two-day visit to the poll-bound state with a...

Shillong, March 25 National People's Party (NPP) supremo and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday that his party is working to expand its base in neighboring Assam, identifying specific constituencies where it has established long-term relationships with local leaders.The...

Guwahati, March 23 – Over 800 candidates from various political parties and Independents have filed their nominations for the Assam Assembly elections, officials said on Monday.The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) stated that a total of 818 candidates have submitted nominations for...

Guwahati, March 22 – Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita launched a sharp attack on the emerging opposition alliance in Assam on Sunday, asserting that the people of the state have consistently rejected any understanding among leaders like Gaurav Gogoi, Akhil Gogoi...

Guwahati, March 21 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday claimed that the BJP in the state is effectively "Congress, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, with the saffron party's label".Speaking to reporters while campaigning in Majuli, Gogoi said the...

New Delhi, March 21 BJP national media in-charge Anil Baluni asked the party spokespersons and television panelists in Assam on Saturday to effectively highlight the achievements of the NDA's "double-engine" government in the state and "vigorously expose" the Congress's "politics of...

Guwahati, March 20 Raijor Dal president and MLA Akhil Gogoi submitted his nomination papers for the Sivasagar Assembly constituency in the eastern Assam district on Friday.The regional outfit had joined the opposition alliance after finalizing a seat-sharing arrangement late on Thursday night...

Guwahati, March 19 The Assam regional party, the Assam Janjati Parishad (AJP), announced candidates for two more seats on Thursday, naming its general secretary, Jagdish Bhuyan, among its nominees.The regional outfit, part of a Congress-led alliance in the state, had announced its candidates...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 19 The Congress released its third list of 22 candidates for the April 9 Assam Assembly polls on Thursday, which included four sitting MLAs, two of whom are working presidents of the state unit.The third working president has also been nominated in the latest list...

Guwahati, March 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that national BJP leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president Nitin Nabin will lead the assembly election campaign, which will begin on March 24, a day after the...

Guwahati, March 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that national BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president Nitin Nabin, will lead the assembly election campaign, which will begin on March 24, a day after the...