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Guwahati, April 8 – Assam is set to witness a high-stakes election on Thursday, with polling for all 126 Assembly constituencies. The contest is largely shaping up as a direct battle between the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-led opposition alliance.The ruling BJP...

Guwahati, August 8 The high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on Thursday, with most seats expected to witness a direct contest between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition coalition led by the Congress.The BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in power in these...

Guwahati, April 2 – Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita expressed confidence on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win the Nazira Assembly seat in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, asserting that Congress leader Debabrata Saikia is likely to lose...

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...

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...

Guwahati, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, filed his nomination as a candidate for the Congress party from the Nazira constituency in the Sivasagar district on Friday.The Congress is part of a six-party alliance for the upcoming state elections on...

Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and several prominent candidates from both the ruling BJP and opposition parties, including the Congress, will file their nomination papers on Friday for the assembly elections.Sarma, contesting from Jalukbari, will file his...

Guwahati, March 18 – Assam Leader of the Opposition and senior Congress leader Debabrata Saikia categorically dismissed any speculation about a possible defection to the BJP on Wednesday, asserting his unwavering commitment to the Congress party’s ideology and principles in the wake of former...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 18 In yet another blow to the Congress ahead of the April 9 Assam Assembly polls, its senior leader and Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP on Wednesday.Bordoloi, who has been a Congress member for over five decades and the chairman of the manifesto committee...

Guwahati, March 15 – Several politically significant constituencies across Assam are expected to play a crucial role in shaping the narrative of the Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, with prominent leaders contesting and evolving demographic patterns influencing electoral dynamics.The...

Guwahati, March 15 Assam's 126 assembly constituencies, spread across four distinct regions – the Brahmaputra Valley, the Barak Valley, hill districts, and the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), feature several prominent seats that will be key battlegrounds in the upcoming polls, scheduled to be...

Guwahati, March 15 All eyes will be on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his challenger and state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi in the upcoming assembly polls, as the BJP aims for a hat-trick, while the ruling party seeks to oust the saffron camp from power.Himanta Biswa Sarma: He...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 14 The Congress on Saturday released its second list of 23 candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections, with the party having so far named its nominees in 65 seats in the 126-member House.The party has also left 15 seats for its alliance partners in the...

New Delhi, March 14 The Congress on Saturday released its second list of 23 party candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections. It has also left 15 seats for its alliance partners in the northeastern state, where assembly elections are scheduled for April.With this, the party has...

New Delhi, March 13 The Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) met here on Friday and approved the second list of candidates for the Assam Assembly elections, which is expected to be released soon.The CEC meeting, chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, was attended by former...

Guwahati, March 3 The opposition Congress took the lead on Tuesday in announcing its first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Assam, which includes both sitting MLAs and former ministers, as well as new faces, including the sons of three prominent politicians.The...

New Delhi, March 3 The Congress on Tuesday released its first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, fielding state party chief Gaurav Gogoi from the Jorhat seat.Taking the initiative in announcing the names of its candidates even before the announcement of the polls...

Dibrugarh, March 1 Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said on Sunday that the state's education and healthcare systems will be upgraded across the state once his party forms the government after the assembly elections.Leading the 'Samay Paribartanar Yatra' in Dibrugarh district, Gogoi said...

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 24 – Raijor Dal leader and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi said on Tuesday that talks on opposition unity in Assam are progressing positively, while asserting that a meaningful alliance cannot be formed for the Assembly elections without Raijor Dal.Speaking to reporters, Gogoi...