Assam Election

A day after the Election Commission declared election dates for Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, the BJP's northeast strategist and Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed the party's strategy for the three states.

Registered voters living in villages along the disputed border with Assam can participate in the upcoming assembly elections in Meghalaya, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on Friday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power for a third consecutive term after the 2024 general election, even though there could be many candidates for the post.

Jakir Hussain Sikdar, MLA of Sarukhetri Assembly Constituency of Barpeta district, Assam and the state Congress Committee (APCC) working President, may lose his own constituency

The Election Commission today said it has initiated the delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Assam and will use the 2001 census figures for the readjustment of seats.

Though the Trinamool Congress leader didn't name the BJP leaders, his targets seem to be Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and ctor Paresh Rawal.

With the BJP losing the Delhi civic polls, BJP's top leader from northeast and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the party could have devoted more attention to the contest, had it not coincided with Gujarat and Himachal elections.

Political analyst Paresh Malakar pointed out that he highlights issues core to BJP's communal agenda, but added that the comments may also be construed as ''irresponsible".

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a jibe at the Congress on Saturday over the recent elections for the party president, saying he expects those who voted for Shashi Tharoor to join the BJP soon.

A day after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Tripura to launch a BJP programme, Manik Sarkar said people would show saffron camp the door "for not fulfilling any promise".

BJP's northeast strategist and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha attended the meeting.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, in an apparent swipe at the Congress, confirmed having a conversation with Opposition candidate for the vice presidential polls, Margaret Alva.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that of the 22 opposition MLAs of the state, who voted for NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu in the presidential election defying their party line, 15-16 are from the Congress.

The Opposition unity once again took a hit today during the voting for presidential election in the Assam. The two main opposition parties -- the Congress and the AIUDF -- accused each other of cross-voting.

Mamata Banerjee's party recently set up headquarters in 2 other north-eastern states, Assam and Meghalaya; ambition in Tripura tied to linguistics too

A day after the Election Commission declared election dates for Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, the BJP's northeast strategist and Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed the party's strategy for the three states.

Registered voters living in villages along the disputed border with Assam can participate in the upcoming assembly elections in Meghalaya, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on Friday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power for a third consecutive term after the 2024 general election, even though there could be many candidates for the post.

Jakir Hussain Sikdar, MLA of Sarukhetri Assembly Constituency of Barpeta district, Assam and the state Congress Committee (APCC) working President, may lose his own constituency

The Election Commission today said it has initiated the delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Assam and will use the 2001 census figures for the readjustment of seats.

Though the Trinamool Congress leader didn't name the BJP leaders, his targets seem to be Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and ctor Paresh Rawal.

With the BJP losing the Delhi civic polls, BJP's top leader from northeast and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the party could have devoted more attention to the contest, had it not coincided with Gujarat and Himachal elections.

Political analyst Paresh Malakar pointed out that he highlights issues core to BJP's communal agenda, but added that the comments may also be construed as ''irresponsible".

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a jibe at the Congress on Saturday over the recent elections for the party president, saying he expects those who voted for Shashi Tharoor to join the BJP soon.

A day after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Tripura to launch a BJP programme, Manik Sarkar said people would show saffron camp the door "for not fulfilling any promise".

BJP's northeast strategist and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha attended the meeting.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, in an apparent swipe at the Congress, confirmed having a conversation with Opposition candidate for the vice presidential polls, Margaret Alva.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that of the 22 opposition MLAs of the state, who voted for NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu in the presidential election defying their party line, 15-16 are from the Congress.

The Opposition unity once again took a hit today during the voting for presidential election in the Assam. The two main opposition parties -- the Congress and the AIUDF -- accused each other of cross-voting.

Mamata Banerjee's party recently set up headquarters in 2 other north-eastern states, Assam and Meghalaya; ambition in Tripura tied to linguistics too