Assam 2016 Elections

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for raising questions on the 2016 surgical strikes, made a series of controversial comments on the Congress leader at an election rally in Uttarakhand today.

Bengal reported 82 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of the 2021 Assembly election while Assam, which also began voting on Saturday, reported 76.9% per cent turnout. Voting for the first phase of elections in the two states began this morning - for 30 and 47 seats respectively. In Bengal the Trinamool faces a stern test from the BJP (and a ...

A record Rs 331 crore in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods have been seized in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the government said today. The seizures already surpasses the total amount caught in the assembly elections to these state and the Union Territory in...

Asserting that unlike in 2016 there is "no Modi wave" in the Assam Assembly polls this time, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal on Sunday alleged that the BJP was attempting to polarise the Hindus by pointing at him, invoking the ''Mughals'' and portraying the Muslims as enemies, but said the ruling party will not succeed.

Attacking the BJP government led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Assam, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress' senior observer for state assembly polls Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said that the BJP has failed to deliver on 2016 poll promises.

When the BJP came to power in Assam for the first time in 2016 - a milestone for the party in the northeast, they did so by promising the people of the state that they will protect their jaati or community, maati or land and bheti or base.

The net worth of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's assets, both movable and immovable, have increased by over 71 per cent since the last assembly polls in 2016, despite not having bought any new immovable assets.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.

The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a regional ally of the BJP, has exited the BJP-led coalition in Assam over the centre's stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, just a few months before the country votes for a new government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who launched the BJP's campaign for the upcoming national elections in the northeast on Friday, has made it clear that his government is going forward with the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which has been vehemently opposed in Assam, and promised that no Indian will be left out.

Voting has begun amid heavy security for phase one of the two-phased panchayat elections in Assam today. The panchayat polls, being held at a time when there are widespread protests in the state over the citizenship bill, are being seen as a test for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP which came to power in a coalition in the state in 2016, w...

Protests in Assam over a proposed central law to give citizenship to illegal migrants belonging to religious minorities from three Muslim-majority countries in India's neighbourhood won't affect the BJP's prospects in the 2019 general elections, Himanta Biswa Sarma, the party's key strategist for the Northeast, has told NDTV.

Less than 24 hours after the BJP suffered a political setback in Karnataka, party chief Amit Shah held a meeting of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) --- a coalition of 13 regional parties in the Northeast --- in Guwahati to discuss the roadmap for the 2019 elections in which the BJP is eyeing all 25 seats in the region.

Leaders of the AIUDF, a party in Assam that champions the cause of Muslims in the northeast, plan to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh to protest against Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's comments at a seminar that there were reports of an increase in Muslim population in several districts of Assam and the All In...

The BJP and Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress won crucial by-elections on Tuesday - and both parties said the results prove that the people support their stand on the ban of old notes.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for raising questions on the 2016 surgical strikes, made a series of controversial comments on the Congress leader at an election rally in Uttarakhand today.

Bengal reported 82 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of the 2021 Assembly election while Assam, which also began voting on Saturday, reported 76.9% per cent turnout. Voting for the first phase of elections in the two states began this morning - for 30 and 47 seats respectively. In Bengal the Trinamool faces a stern test from the BJP (and a ...

A record Rs 331 crore in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods have been seized in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the government said today. The seizures already surpasses the total amount caught in the assembly elections to these state and the Union Territory in...

Asserting that unlike in 2016 there is "no Modi wave" in the Assam Assembly polls this time, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal on Sunday alleged that the BJP was attempting to polarise the Hindus by pointing at him, invoking the ''Mughals'' and portraying the Muslims as enemies, but said the ruling party will not succeed.

Attacking the BJP government led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Assam, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress' senior observer for state assembly polls Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said that the BJP has failed to deliver on 2016 poll promises.

When the BJP came to power in Assam for the first time in 2016 - a milestone for the party in the northeast, they did so by promising the people of the state that they will protect their jaati or community, maati or land and bheti or base.

The net worth of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's assets, both movable and immovable, have increased by over 71 per cent since the last assembly polls in 2016, despite not having bought any new immovable assets.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.

The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a regional ally of the BJP, has exited the BJP-led coalition in Assam over the centre's stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, just a few months before the country votes for a new government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who launched the BJP's campaign for the upcoming national elections in the northeast on Friday, has made it clear that his government is going forward with the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which has been vehemently opposed in Assam, and promised that no Indian will be left out.

Voting has begun amid heavy security for phase one of the two-phased panchayat elections in Assam today. The panchayat polls, being held at a time when there are widespread protests in the state over the citizenship bill, are being seen as a test for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP which came to power in a coalition in the state in 2016, w...

Protests in Assam over a proposed central law to give citizenship to illegal migrants belonging to religious minorities from three Muslim-majority countries in India's neighbourhood won't affect the BJP's prospects in the 2019 general elections, Himanta Biswa Sarma, the party's key strategist for the Northeast, has told NDTV.

Less than 24 hours after the BJP suffered a political setback in Karnataka, party chief Amit Shah held a meeting of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) --- a coalition of 13 regional parties in the Northeast --- in Guwahati to discuss the roadmap for the 2019 elections in which the BJP is eyeing all 25 seats in the region.

Leaders of the AIUDF, a party in Assam that champions the cause of Muslims in the northeast, plan to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh to protest against Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's comments at a seminar that there were reports of an increase in Muslim population in several districts of Assam and the All In...

The BJP and Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress won crucial by-elections on Tuesday - and both parties said the results prove that the people support their stand on the ban of old notes.