assam assembly elections

Guwahati, February 23 – Newly inducted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupen Borah launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership on Monday, citing personal experiences to highlight what he described as the "striking difference" between the functioning of the Congress and the BJP...

Guwahati, February 22 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of politicizing the death of Zubeen Garg, two days after her visit to the singer's cremation ground.Speaking to reporters at the BJP state headquarters here, Sarma announced that he...

Guwahati, February 22 Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that the seat-sharing arrangement within the NDA for the Assam assembly elections was a "final agreement".Among the NDA constituents in the state, the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), United People's Party Liberal (UPPL)...

Guwahati, February 22 Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joined the ruling BJP on Sunday in the presence of its state unit president Dilip Saikia here.Hours after joining the BJP, the ruling party inducted Borah into the State Executive Committee. Borah became a BJP member at a...

Guwahati, February 22 Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joined the ruling BJP on Sunday in the presence of its state unit president Dilip Saikia here.Borah became a BJP member during a function held at the Assam BJP headquarters, 'Vajpayee Bhawan'.Along with him, former Congress...

Guwahati, February 21 – Akhil Gogoi, the leader of the Raijor Dal and MLA of Sivasagar in Assam, stated on Saturday that his party would not compromise on seat-sharing with the Congress and demanded at least 15 seats in the upcoming state Assembly elections. He said that even if the number is...

Guwahati, February 21 Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, people with disabilities (PwDs) on Saturday sought reservation at all levels of government, timely and effective implementation of rights legislation at the state level, and clear budgetary allocations for inclusive education...

Guwahati, February 21 Asserting that if India can eliminate Naxalism, it can also eliminate infiltrators, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that illegal immigrants would be removed not only from the electoral rolls but also from the country within the next five years.Shah was...

Guwahati, February 19 – The Congress party on Thursday accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "rampant corruption," releasing a 20-point charge sheet ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The charge sheet was released in Guwahati in...

Guwahati, February 19 – Efforts to unite the opposition in Assam faced fresh uncertainty on Thursday as the two prominent regional parties, Raijor Dal and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), held a closed-door meeting in Guwahati, excluding the Congress from discussions on seat-sharing arrangements...

Guwahati, February 19 – Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reacted to reports on Thursday that former veteran party leader Bhupen Borah was expected to switch to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that political movements before elections are not uncommon and asserted that the Congress...

Guwahati, February 19 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma indicated on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will soon announce its list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, stating that the process is in its final stages.Speaking to reporters in Tezpur, Sarma...

Guwahati, February 19 BJP president Nitin Nabin stated on Thursday that it is only the people of Assam who have the rights over the state's resources, not Bangladeshi infiltrators.Addressing booth workers at the Manohari tea estate in Dibrugarh district, Nabin also said that Chief Minister...

Guwahati, February 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that if the BJP returns to power after the assembly polls, the state's education department will hire 55,000 people over the next three years.During the Motion of Thanks on the governor's address in the assembly...

Guwahati, February 19 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday released a 20-point "charge sheet" against the BJP-led Assam government in Guwahati, accusing the state administration of corruption and using its resources to instill fear among minorities.The "charge sheet" was released...

Guwahati, February 19 – Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Thursday that the party is holding extensive consultations across Assam as part of its preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections, with a focus on selecting strong candidates and reviewing alliance-related decisions to...

Guwahati, February 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the daily wages of tea garden workers in the state may be increased from March 1 if ongoing negotiations with stakeholders prove successful.During the Motion of Thanks to the governor's address in the...

Guwahati, February 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Thursday that the Congress had allowed encroachment on 30 lakh bighas of forest land during its rule in the state.He said that 1.5 lakh bighas of the encroached land have been reclaimed.Delivering his final speech in...

Guwahati, February 19 – Assam Congress MLA Rakibuddin Ahmed said on Thursday that the resignation of former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah would have no impact on the party, describing it as a "vast ocean" that remains unaffected by individual exits...

Guwahati, February 19 – Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, chairperson of the party’s Screening Committee and Member of Parliament from Wayanad, arrived in Guwahati on Wednesday for a two-day visit focused on strengthening the party’s preparations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections...