assam politics

Mankachar (Assam), March 30 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi on Monday alleged that AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are like "uncle and nephew" and "two sides of the same coin".Addressing an election rally here for party candidate Mahibur Rahman, Gogoi...

Dhemaji/Majuli/Sadiya, March 30 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that different communities were living in harmony because the BJP was in power in the state.Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Dhemaji, Majuli, Naoboicha, and Sadiya, he accused the Congress of...

Bengaluru, March 30 – Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D. K. Shivakumar said on Monday that the issue of ticket allocation for Indian Premier League matches has been resolved amicably, with a revised quota for legislators and Members of Parliament.He...

Guwahati, March 30 The Congress will focus on creating jobs for young people in Assam to prevent them from moving to other states for work, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said.Shivakumar, a Congress central observer for the upcoming Assembly elections, said thousands of young...

Guwahati, March 29 – Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Sunday over its election "guarantees", alleging that the opposition party has merely "copied" welfare schemes implemented by the BJP-led state government under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Guwahati, March 29 – On Sunday, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge led a high-intensity campaign in the Naoboicha Assembly constituency in Assam, unveiling a five-point "guarantee" plan while sharply criticizing the BJP-led government in the state and at the Centre.Kharge was joined by...

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 29 – The Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, alleged that the ruling BJP has "betrayed" the people on several fronts, including its "failure" to ensure justice for singer Zubeen Garg, and expressed confidence that the Congress and its...

Sipajhar (Assam), March 28 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday criticised the Congress and alleged that rampant corruption was taking place in providing government jobs during the rule of the grand old party in the state.Addressing an election rally in support of BJP MLA and...

Rangia (Assam), March 28 Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday alleged that the Congress followed an "infiltration model" to create a vote bank and remain in power.Addressing an election rally here in support of former state BJP president...

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 27 – Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Friday strongly advocated for the continuation of a "double-engine" government in Assam, stating that states lacking such a government are being deprived of development and growth.Addressing a press...

Lurinjyoti Gogoi launches campaign in KhowangAhead of the upcoming Assembly elections, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, President of the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), has launched his election campaign in the Khowang constituency, Dibrugarh.He began the campaign by offering prayers at the historic Raidongia...

Guwahati, March 26 – In a setback for the Congress ahead of the upcoming elections in Assam, a close associate of the state Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi, along with over 100 party workers, joined the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Kaliabor on Thursday.Among those who switched...

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 – 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 25 A candidate from the NDA in Assam, Sewli Mohilary of the Bodoland People's Front, has declared assets worth over Rs 54.04 crore, 37 bank accounts, and 32 vehicles in her election affidavit.The 49-year-old is making her electoral debut from the Kokrajhar constituency, the...

Guwahati, March 25 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi dismissed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s allegations linking him and his wife to Pakistan as a “wild theory existing in his head,” and said such claims expose the CM’s “weakness” and the extent he can go to over a matter as serious as...

Guwahati, March 24 – Veteran Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, on Tuesday, intensified his attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, describing the upcoming Assembly elections as a battle between the "genuine" and the "fake" Congress.Addressing...

Ranchi, March 23 – The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced its list of 21 candidates for the elections to the 126-member Assam assembly on Monday.The JMM aims to shed its image as a regional party and emerge as a national political force, with the goal of reaching out to the approximately 7...