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Guwahati, March 23 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma began the second phase of the ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ from his assembly constituency, Jalukbari, on Monday.People came out in large numbers, braving the heavy rain, to join the rally, which started from Atal Udyan Park in the western...

Assam CM backs AGP leaders at nomination ralliesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma campaigned in Golaghat today in support of senior AGP leader Keshab Mahanta and AGP president Atul Bora, both of whom filed their nomination papers on the last day of nominations. He urged voters to...

Guwahati, March 23 – Reacting to Nandita Gorlosa's defection to the Congress, Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia said on Monday that he had personally urged her to stay in the party, but she chose to make a "personal decision."Saikia recalled that ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections, he had...

Guwahati, March 23 In a display of united strength by the ruling alliance, NDA candidates from four constituencies in Guwahati took out a rally through the city streets on Monday as they proceeded to file their nominations together.BJP candidates Pradyut Bordoloi (Dispur), Diplu Ranjan Sharma...

Guwahati, March 23 – In a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, state Minister Nandita Gorlosa has joined the Congress party after being denied a ticket by the BJP and will now contest from the Haflong constituency.The Congress party formally announced her...

Guwahati, March 22 Assam minister Nandita Garlosa joined the Congress on Sunday after being denied a BJP ticket, and she will contest the upcoming assembly polls from the Haflong constituency in the Dima Hasao district, a party statement said.The Congress had earlier fielded its state unit...

Guwahati, March 22 Assam Minister Nandita Garlosa joined the Congress on Sunday after being denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming assembly elections in the northeastern state.The Assam Congress media team shared a picture of Garlosa joining the party in Haflong.The state's sports and youth...

Guwahati, March 22 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed confidence on Sunday that the BJP would achieve a decisive victory in the Barak Valley in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the party is well-positioned to win at least 10 Assembly constituencies in the region...

Tinsukia (Assam), March 22 At least four security personnel were injured in an attack by militants on an Assam Police Commando camp in the Tinsukia district early on Sunday, a senior officer said.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said counter operations have been launched to apprehend those...

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...

New Delhi, March 21 Among the states going to election next month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are in a direct contest only in Assam, where they are the principal constituents of their respective alliances.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has emerged as an influential...

New Delhi, March 21 BJP national media in-charge Anil Baluni asked the party spokespersons and television panelists in Assam on Saturday to effectively highlight the achievements of the NDA's "double-engine" government in the state and "vigorously expose" the Congress's "politics of...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 21 The BJP announced the names of two more candidates for the April 9 Assembly elections in Assam on Saturday, fielding Krishna Saha from Dalgaon and Jiban Gogoi from Sissibargaon, party sources said.With this, the saffron party has fielded its candidates for 90 seats...

Itanagar, March 21 A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, for allegedly threatening to shoot Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, local police said on Saturday.Krishna Dornal, a resident of Dolahtphulbari village, was arrested on Thursday.Superintendent of...

New Delhi, March 21 The BJP on Saturday announced the names of two more candidates for the April 9 Assembly elections in Assam, fielding Krishna Saha from Dalgaon and Jiban Gogoi from Sissibargaon, party sources said.On Thursday, the BJP released its first list of 88 candidates for Assam...

Guwahati, March 20 A total of 116 candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, have filed their nomination papers by Friday for elections to the 126 Assam assembly constituencies, officials said.A total of 109 candidates filed their nominations on Friday, while seven had done so...

Guwahati, March 20 The combined income of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his entrepreneur wife has doubled to Rs 35.16 crore in 2026 from Rs 17.27 crore in 2021.The 57-year-old chief minister, in his affidavit filed for his nomination as a BJP candidate for the Jalukbari...

Guwahati, March 20 – Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, filed his nomination from the Jalukbari Assembly constituency for the upcoming state elections on Friday, holding a roadshow from Khanapara to the Kamrup (Metropolitan) Deputy Commissioner’s office in Hengrabari.The rally, which...

Guwahati, March 20 The wife and son of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who accompanied him while filing his nomination papers from the Jalukbari seat on Friday, said they were "very happy" to see a large number of people supporting him.His wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, described the...