assam politics

Guwahati, March 7 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday alleged that people in the state are afraid to express themselves freely under the current government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.Gogoi, who was declared as the party candidate for Jorhat...

Guwahati, March 7 – Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, in response to recent remarks targeting the BJP's ongoing outreach programs in the...

Guwahati, March 7 – Assam Congress President and Member of Parliament Gaurav Gogoi said on Saturday that discussions are underway with regional parties in the state regarding the arrangement for sharing seats ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections, expressing optimism that a mutually...

Guwahati, March 7 – As political preparations intensify ahead of the upcoming elections in Assam, senior leader of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Member of Parliament, Phanibhusan Choudhury, expressed confidence on Saturday that the party would secure a significant number of seats.Speaking...

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 6 – The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) is facing renewed internal turmoil in Assam following the resignation of another party MLA, Zakir Hussain Laskar, who represents the Hailakandi Assembly constituency.Laskar announced on Friday that he was stepping down from the...

Guwahati, March 5 – The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), led by Badruddin Ajmal, in Assam, suffered a setback on Thursday when its MLA from Cachar district in Southern Assam, Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, resigned ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.In a statement shared on...

BJP finalizes seat sharing with AGP and BPFAhead of the Assam Assembly election, state Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the BJP has finalized the seat-sharing arrangement between the saffron party, Asom Gana Parisha (AGP), and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) for the upcoming...

Guwahati, March 5 – Three suspended Congress MLAs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam on Thursday, adding a new dimension to political developments in the state ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The three legislators – Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Basant Das, and Sashikanta...

Guwahati, March 5 Three candidates from the ruling NDA in the Rajya Sabha – BJP's Jogen Mohan and Terash Gowala, along with UPPL's Pramod Boro – filed their nominations on Thursday, officials said.Since the opposition has not announced any nominee, as they lack the necessary numbers in the...

Guwahati, March 5 Three Congress MLAs – Kamalakhya De Purakayastha, Sashikanta Das, and Basanta Das – joined the ruling BJP in Assam on Thursday, along with two others, ahead of the assembly elections.All of them were inducted into the party by state BJP president Dilip Saikia in the presence...

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, March 2 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday covered four assembly constituencies – Gohpur, Bihpuria, Ranganadi, and Bihpuria – on the third day of the BJP's Jan Ashirwad Yatra, ahead of the state elections.Sarma was greeted along the route by people from all walks of...

Guwahati, March 2 – Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita launched a scathing attack on Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Monday, making a series of personal remarks that questioned Gogoi’s lineage, religious beliefs, and political stance, sparking a fresh round of...

Guwahati, March 1 – The Congress has never been politically irrelevant in Assam and will continue to be a significant force among minorities in the state, asserted Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Sunday, while strongly criticizing the opposition party.MoS...

Guwahati, March 1 – The Bharatiya Janata Party’s ongoing ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ received an overwhelming response on its second day, as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led a massive rally from Jagiroad to Morigaon, party leaders said.Thousands of BJP supporters gathered along the rally...

Guwahati, February 28 Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday alleged that women were being forced to attend BJP rallies to avail benefits of state government schemes.Addressing public meetings as part of the 'Samay Paribortonor Yatra' in different parts of Sivasagar district, Gogoi...

Guwahati, February 28 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formally launched its election campaign in Assam on Saturday with the launch of the 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra', aiming to reach at least one lakh people every day across the state.The yatra was inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Guwahati, February 26 – Congress MP Rakibul Hussain alleged on Thursday that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been making sustained verbal attacks against him since he defeated AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal by a huge margin in the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency in the last parliamentary...