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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...

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 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...

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 26 – Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi said on Wednesday that the formalities for an alliance with the Congress are likely to be completed within the next couple of days, asserting that his party has consistently been in favor of the tie-up.Reacting to questions about the...

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...