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In Guwahati, Assam, Minister Ashok Singhal stated that the people of the state will overwhelmingly support the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections.Singhal said that the BJP will secure a historic victory, winning a third consecutive term and ensuring the security, safety, and development of...

Bengaluru, March 28 – Alleging rising corruption and growing public distress in Assam, which has been under BJP rule for the past ten years, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Saturday that the promises made during the last election remain unfulfilled, and a major political...

Guwahati, March 22 Several sitting MLAs and aspirants who have been denied BJP tickets for the April 9 Assam assembly polls are threatening to contest as Independents. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state party chief Dilip Saikia have reached out to them to calm their discontent, sources...

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...

Guwahati/New Delhi, March 19 – The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam Assembly elections, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma contesting from the Jalukbari seat.Sarma is aiming to retain the seat for a sixth consecutive term.Sitting BJP MP Hitendra...

Guwahati/New Delhi, March 19 The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam Assembly polls, fielding Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from the Jalukbari seat.Sarma will contest from the Jalukbari constituency in a bid to retain it for the sixth consecutive term...

New Delhi, March 18 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday criticized the Congress, stating that no person with self-respect would stay in the opposition party, and he wants to bring all its "good" leaders into the BJP for a brighter future of the state.Sarma's remarks came...

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 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, February 24 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reacted strongly on Tuesday to the "funeral procession" organized by the Congress against former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Borah, calling the move politically immature and counterproductive...

Guwahati, February 23 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that there is a "plan" for several senior Congress leaders to join the BJP in the state, and ultimately, no Hindu will remain in the opposition party.Many Congress leaders will try to join the BJP ahead of the...

Guwahati, February 23 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Monday that the BJP has already finalized candidates for 80 Assembly constituencies and asserted that there are no vacant seats within the party at present.Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said the ruling party is...

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...

Former Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Borah Joins BJPGuwahati, February 22: Former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief, Bhupen Kumar Borah, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today.The joining ceremony took place at the BJP's state office, where Bhupen Borah was joined by former...

Guwahati, February 19 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Thursday that it is common for some leaders to switch parties during elections, apparently referring to the resignation of the outfit's former state unit president, Bhupen Borah, who is set to join the BJP.However, Vadra did...

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 Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah, who is set to join the BJP, said on Thursday that when he raised the issue of his humiliation in the party with Rahul Gandhi, he was told by him that he too felt humiliated.Borah, who resigned on Monday in a setback for the...

Guwahati, February 19 Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah, who is set to join the BJP, said on Thursday that when he raised the issue of his humiliation within the party with Rahul Gandhi, he was told by him that he too felt humiliated.Borah, who resigned on Monday in a setback for...

Guwahati, February 18 – Senior Congress MLA and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Debabrata Saikia categorically ruled out joining the BJP on Wednesday, aiming to put an end to intense political speculation triggered by recent remarks by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the impending...

Guwahati, February 18 Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah, who is set to join the BJP, claimed on Wednesday that the opposition party's state unit is no longer under the control of Gaurav Gogoi, and that Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain is its "sole base".In an interview with