assam assembly elections

Guwahati, March 28 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar alleged here on Saturday that there is no other administration as corrupt as the one in Assam, claiming that the entire state ministry, as well as their family members, are involved in it.He questioned...

Guwahati, March 28 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will release the party's manifesto for the April 9 Assam assembly elections on Sunday, AICC general secretary Jitendra Singh said.The manifesto is the result of several months of work, during which our leaders and members reached out to...

Guwahati, March 27 Pradyut Bordoloi, an Assam MP who recently switched to the BJP, has claimed that he felt neglected, isolated, and treated as an outsider within the Congress.A member of the Congress for over five decades and chairman of the manifesto committee for the Assam Assembly...

Guwahati, March 27 Pradyut Bordoloi, a two-term MP from Assam who recently switched to the BJP, has alleged that he felt neglected, isolated, and unwelcome in the Congress.A member of the Congress for over five decades and chairman of the manifesto committee for the Assam Assembly elections...

New Delhi, March 27 – A total of 1,955 candidates are contesting the Assembly elections in two states and a Union Territory, along with by-elections in four states, scheduled to be held on April 9, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Friday.The poll panel said that 250 candidates...

Guwahati, March 27 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to launch a fresh round of campaigning in Assam, starting with a high-profile roadshow in Guwahati on Saturday, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intensifies its efforts ahead of the Assembly elections.According to party sources, Home...

Guwahati, March 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with people of Assam through the NaMo app on Monday to discuss issues related to the upcoming state assembly elections.In a statement on Friday, the Assam BJP said that Modi will directly engage with party workers and the general...

Guwahati, March 27 Only eight percent of the total 722 candidates contesting the Assam Assembly elections are women, with no third gender candidate in the race, an official statement said on Friday.Independent candidates account for over 250 of the total candidates, while the main opposition...

Guwahati, March 27 – Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated on Friday that the BJP is poised to form the government in Assam for the third time and will secure more than 100 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, claiming that the party has taken "historic decisions" for the state...

The 106-year-old freedom fighter in Dhemaji is ready to cast his voteA 106-year-old freedom fighter, Tanka Bora, from the Dhemaji district, is all set to exercise his right to vote in the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections, scheduled for April 9, 2026.Bora, a resident of Bishnupur village in...

Guwahati, March 27 – Asaduddin Owaisi is set to campaign for All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal in Assam ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, in a move aimed at consolidating minority votes in key constituencies.A senior party leader said on Friday that Owaisi...

Guwahati, March 26 A total of 722 candidates remain in the running for the Assam assembly elections after 67 candidates withdrew their nominations on the last day of withdrawal on Thursday, officials said.Among the candidates who withdrew their nominations are Md Aminul Islam (representing the...

New Delhi, March 26 – When the Assam Assembly elections are held on April 9, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be seeking not only a third consecutive victory but also something that has eluded it for a decade – a simple majority on its own.Since assuming power in 2016, the BJP has...

Guwahati, March 26 Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday that the upcoming Assam Assembly elections are of "great significance" for the Assamese community, asserting that people are looking for a permanent solution to long-standing issues, particularly illegal infiltration...

Guwahati, March 26 – Amid growing discontent within the BJP over the denial of tickets to several sitting legislators ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, veteran leader Bijoya Chakravarty asserted on Thursday that the party must remain above individual aspirations, urging leaders and workers...

Guwahati, March 26 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a series of key promises on Thursday ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, including large-scale land reforms and the establishment of a medical college in Bajali within nine months of forming the next government...

Guwahati, March 25 – The Congress suffered a setback ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam after its candidate for the Barpeta constituency, Mahananda Sarkar, had his nomination paper rejected during scrutiny on Wednesday.According to election officials, Sarkar's nomination was...

In Guwahati, on March 25, opposition parties questioned the Assam police regarding the death of Zubeen Garg, after the Singapore Police Coast Guard ruled out foul play. This ruling was upheld by a coroner in Singapore.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma maintained that there was no difference...

Guwahati, March 25 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam on April 1, where he will address two major election rallies as part of the BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls, party sources said on Wednesday.According to a senior BJP leader, PM Modi will first address...

Guwahati, March 25 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a high-level review and training session with District Election Officers (DEOs), Superintendents of Police (SPs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), and other officials of Assam on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming Assembly...