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Guwahati, March 29 Union Minister Amit Shah's planned election rally in the Dhekiajuli assembly constituency in Sonitpur district of Assam was delayed on Sunday due to heavy rain, a BJP leader said.Shah's programme was scheduled to begin around 11 am, but his helicopter could not take off from...

Guwahati, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Saturday that the NDA, led by the BJP, will return to power in Assam for the third consecutive term by winning more than 90 seats in the 126-member assembly.Shah made the statement as he began his two-day visit to the poll-bound...

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...

Guwahati, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the BJP-led NDA will return to power in Assam for the third consecutive term by winning more than 90 seats in the 126-member assembly.Shah made the statement as he began his two-day visit to the poll-bound state with a...

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 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...

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...

Dhakuakhana (Assam), March 27 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that his government will "crush" the Bangladeshi Myas community in the state if the BJP-led coalition returns to power in the upcoming election.He asserted that the government will work to build a "strong...

Guwahati, March 26 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that his government would intensify eviction drives and free up to 5 lakh hectares of encroached land if the BJP returns to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.While campaigning for BJP candidate Nilima Devi...

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 Congress leader and Jharkhand minister Bandhu Tirkey accused the BJP government in Assam on Thursday of deceiving Adivasi tea garden workers by marginally increasing their wages while several estates have been sold off.Addressing a press conference here, Tirkey said that the...

Guwahati, March 26 – Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia said on Thursday that the state unit of the ruling party “completely rejects” the existing National Register of Citizens (NRC), asserting that the party favours a fresh and error-free exercise to address long-standing concerns over illegal...

Pathshala (Assam), March 26 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the BJP government will evict encroachers from five lakh bighas of land if it returns to power after the April 9 assembly polls.Addressing an election rally in the Bajali assembly constituency, Sarma...

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 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized opposition leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi on Wednesday for his remarks regarding delivering justice in the death case of singer Zubeen Garg, stating that Gogoi was "not a judge but merely a candidate in the elections."Speaking...

Guwahati, March 25 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a strong attack on the Congress on Wednesday while announcing a major infrastructure push, including a proposed six-lane express highway between Guwahati and Nagaon.Speaking to reporters in Nagaon, Chief Minister Sarma...

New Delhi, March 25 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the government has been "caught off guard" in handling the "energy crisis" amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, as it failed to build adequate strategic petroleum reserves.The Hyderabad MP said that India is facing...

In Guwahati, March 25, opposition parties in Assam questioned the Assam police after the death of Zubeen Garg, following a ruling by Singapore's Coast Guard that there was no foul play.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma maintained that there was "no difference" between the Singapore conclusion...