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"Assam BJP, Allies Will Win 83 Seats": State Party Chief Ahead Of Results

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday May 01, 2021, Guwahati

The BJP, along with its alliance partners in Assam, will win 83 seats claimed its state party chief, Ranjeet Kumar Dass, on Friday, two days before the election results. The projection is far below the 100 seats the BJP claimed to win but comfortably

Assam Bans Victory Rally On Counting Day, Extends Night Curfew Till May 7

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday May 01, 2021

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Assam government on Friday banned victory rallies across the state on May 2, when Assembly election results will be declared. The government has also extended the night curfew across the state till May 7.

Where To Watch Results Of West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry Polls On May 2

Edited by NDTV Newsdesk | Friday April 30, 2021, New Delhi

As soon as the counting of votes polled in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry begins at 8 am on May 2, television news channels, including NDTV, will start broadcasting the latest updates.

BJP Likely To Retain Power In Assam, Predicts Poll Of Exit Polls

Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday April 29, 2021, Guwahati

Assam voted in three phases on March 27, April and April 7. According to the Election Commission, the polling turnouts were 79.93%, 80.96% and 82.33% respectively.

Who Will Win In 5 States? Poll Of Exit Polls Soon

Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday April 29, 2021, New Delhi

Exit poll results for elections in five states are set to be announced at 7 pm, as news networks try to forecast who will win the high-stakes battles in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.

Election Commission Bans Victory Processions Over Poll Results

Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday April 27, 2021, New Delhi

The Election Commission of India has banned all victory processions on the day of -- or even after -- counting of votes (May 2) polled to the five states in the past few weeks after amid a COVID-19 surge.

Peaceful Repolling In Four Polling Booths In Assam

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 21, 2021, Guwahati

Repolling in four polling stations in Ratabari, Sonai and Haflong constituencies of Assam Assembly passed off peacefully on Tuesday, officials said.

In Assam, Advance Booking Of Hotels For Congress Amid Poaching Fear: Sources

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury , Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Sunday April 18, 2021

The Congress has booked a few hotels across Assam to "insulate" its candidates from possible poaching by the BJP ahead of the declaration of Assam Assembly elections results on May 2, party sources said on Saturday.

Covid Spike Prompts Assam Congress Ally To Recall Leaders Kept In Jaipur

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday April 16, 2021, Guwahati

The resurgence of the COVID-19 virus in Rajasthan has prompted Assam's AIUDF to recall its leaders - who contested last week's Assembly election - sequestered at Jaipur's Fairmont Hotel amid fears the BJP would lure them away

9 Candidates Of Congress's Key Ally In Assam Moved To Chhattisgarh

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 14, 2021, Raipur

At least nine candidates of the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF), a key ally in the Congress-led grand alliance in Assam, have been shifted to a resort in the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh after the recently held Assembly polls in that state, a local Congr

Another Assam Mahajot Ally, BPF, Moves Candidates To "Safe Location"

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury , Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday April 12, 2021, Guwahati

Bodoland leader Hagrama Mohillary's party has become the second opposition outfit to move out its candidates -- at least 10 of them besides some top leaders -- from the state for fear of poaching by the BJP.

After Polls In 4 States, Election Commission's Covid Warning On Rallies

Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday April 10, 2021, New Delhi

Candidates and star campaigners can be banned from holding campaign rallies if COVID-19 safety rules are not followed, the Election Commission said in a fresh warning on Friday, three days after voting ended in three states and an union territory.

Assam Poll Officials Caught On Camera With Postal Ballots; Probe Ordered

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday April 09, 2021

Two men with election commission cards are seen carrying what appears to be postal ballot papers, in a shocking video that has emerged from Assam. An inquiry has been ordered after locals in Silchar reported the matter to the authorities.

At Jaipur's Fairmont Hotel, Famous For Sequestering MLAs, New Arrivals

Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh,Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday April 09, 2021, Guwahati/Jaipur

As many as 22 candidates of the opposition alliance in Assam have been flown to Jaipur and sequestered in a hotel for "safekeeping" amid fears that the BJP may try to lure them away ahead of election results due next month, sources said on Friday.

BJP To Return To Power In Assam: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 08, 2021, Guwahati

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal exuded confidence that the BJP would win the just-concluded assembly elections and form a government for the second consecutive term "as people are happy with the positive work undertaken in last five years."