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NEW DELHI: The high-voltage campaign for the Assam Assembly elections ended on Tuesday, bringing to a close two weeks of sharp political exchanges, aggressive rhetoric and a barrage of promises.The contest has largely centred around the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Indian National Congress. The BJP's campaign was dominated by its core plank of "jati-mati-bheti," the protection of Assamese identity, land and culture along with a strong pitch against alleged illegal infiltratio ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The spotlight is finally on the voters now across Assam, Kerala and Puducherry who are all set to cast their ballots on Thursday. More than 5.3 crore people will decide the fate of parties and candidates in two states and a union territory.From a bipolar contest in Assam to Kerala's ideological tug-of-war and Puducherry's multi-cornered fight, the day promises a verdict that could ripple beyond regional boundaries.Polling will begin at 7 am across thousands of booths, backed by extens ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Assam is all set to vote on April 9, with a total of 2,50,54,463 electors ready to decide the fate of 722 candidates.The high-stakes contest for the 126-member Assam assembly will unfold with most constituencies set for a direct fight between the BJP-led NDA and a Congress-headed opposition alliance.The BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term, while the Congress is seeking to reclaim the state it lost in 2016. Here's a dive into the key numbers shaping the 2026 verdict.Follow compl ...Read More >
Assam Election Key Seats: The Election Commission of India is set to hold the high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly on Thursday, with most seats slated to witness a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. The BJP is eyeing a third straight term, while the grand old party is looking to wrest the state, from where it was ousted in 2016. A total of 722 candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, Lea ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Assam is all set to vote on Thursday (April 9) for the 126 assembly seats. The contest has unfolded as a direct fight between the chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gaurav Gogoi-led Congress in the state. Sarma is aiming for a rare third consecutive term for the BJP-led alliance, while the Congress, led by Gaurav Gogoi, is attempting to regroup and convert anti-incumbency discontent into its electoral gain.In a 126-member assembly, where 64 seats mark the majority line, the outcom ...Read More >
Assam Elections 2026: The stage is set for the voting in the Assam Assembly elections 2026 on April 9. The Election Commission (EC) said that it is fully prepared to conduct polling in the northeastern state in a free, fair, and peaceful manner, with voting across all 126 assembly constituencies. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is seeking its record third term, while Gaurav Gogoi-led Congress is hopeful to end the 10-year-long drought. Assam's ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 8 (PTI) The high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on Thursday, with most seats slated to witness a direct contest between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition coalition helmed by the Congress. The BJP is eyeing a third straight term in power in these elections, while the Congress is looking to wrest the state, from where it was ousted in 2016. A total of 722 candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi ...Read More >
Guwahati: The high-voltage campaigning for Assembly elections in Assam came to an end on Tuesday with union home minister addressing three rallies for BJP led alliance candidates in Barrak Valley claiming to get third term for the BJP government in the state while Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge who was in Guwahati also expressed hope that Congress-led alliance will win 72 to 73 seats of 126 assembly constituencies in Assam assembly elections. With polling scheduled in a single phase on A ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asserted that the opposition alliance will form a government in Assam by winning around 73 seats of 126 assembly constituencies in the upcoming elections. Addressing a press meet here, he described Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as the "most corrupt" in India and sought comments from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on this. "The Congress-led alliance is going to form the next government in Assam. We will win 72-73 seats," ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 7: The final day of campaigning for the Assam Assembly elections witnessed a flurry of roadshows and rallies across key urban centres, with Guwahati emerging as a focal point of high-energy political mobilisation before the deadline ended at 5 pm on Tuesday. In the city, candidates Mira Borthakur and Kunki Chowdhury led vibrant roadshows and campaign rallies, drawing sizeable crowds of supporters. Party workers, waving flags and raising slogans, accompanied the candidates throu ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 7 (PTI) The campaign, fraught with accusations and promises galore, for the elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly ended at 5 pm on Tuesday. The polls will be held on April 9 to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates. BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, attacked the Congress, accusing it of encouraging infiltrators to settle down in Assam's land to create a vote bank, and failing to control insurgency and usher in develo ...Read More >
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Assam election 2026: Assam is set to vote in a high-stakes Assembly election on April 9, with the political landscape witnessing a significant churn following the 2023 delimitation exercise. The redrawing of constituency boundaries has not only reshaped electoral equations but also led to crowded contests in several seats and forced many leaders to shift constituencies, setting the stage for a fiercely competitive battle. Assam election 2026 Assam will vote in a single phase across 126 constit ...Read More >
The electoral battle in Upper Assam is shaping up to be intensely competitive. (Representational) As the Assam Assembly Elections 2026 approaches, Upper Assam, particularly the Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts, has emerged as a crucial political battleground, where tea tribe voters are expected to play a decisive role. With a significant portion of the electorate belonging to tea garden communities, major political parties have fielded prominent leaders from within the community, setting the st ...Read More >
Sarbananda Sonowal, former chief minister and Union minister for shipping, ports and waterways in the Narendra Modi government, is among the key strategists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a star campaigner for the assembly elections in Assam. In an interview, he shared his views on the party's prospects and key issues as it eyes a third straight win. How is the campaign going so far, and how do you rate the prospects of the BJP and its allies? I have seen the brightness in the faces o ...Read More >
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks on AJP candidate Kunki Chowdhury's mother over beef eating and "anti-national" claims spark controversy ahead of elections. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks against Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury's mother over alleged beef eating and for being "anti-national and anti-Sanatani" have put the young leader in the spotlight ahead of the April 9 assembly polls. On Thursday, Sarma alleged that the candidate's mother, Sujata Gur ...Read More >
Sarma brings three decades of electoral experience, having led several successful campaigns for both the Congress and the BJP after switching sides in 2015. However, this is the first time the 57-year-old is contesting as a sitting chief minister, raising the stakes significantly. In contrast, Gogoi, 43, the son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, has won three successive Lok Sabha elections since entering politics in 2014. This election marks his Assembly debut, as he leads a Congress attemp ...Read More >
Sarbananda Sonowal, former chief minister and Union minister for shipping, ports and waterways in the Narendra Modi government, is among the key strategists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a star campaigner for the assembly elections in Assam. In an interview, he shared his views on the party's prospects and key issues as it eyes a third straight win. How is the campaign going so far, and how do you rate the prospects of the BJP and its allies? I have seen the brightness in the faces o ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday broached the issue of beef consumption into his election campaign against Kunki Chowdhury (27), the candidate of Congress' key ally Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) from Guwahati Central seat, accusing her parents of consuming beef and uploading a photo of it on social media."Kunki's mother, Sujata Gurung Chowdhury, had shared posts related to beef consumption and made remarks hurting the sentiments of 'Sanatani' people... After the election, I will ac ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: The newly carved Khowang Assembly constituency is set for a keen contest between sitting BJP MLA Chakradhar Gogoi and Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president Lurinjyoti Gogoi, with both sides intensifying campaigns ahead of polling. Lurinjyoti Gogoi, who contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Dibrugarh but lost to Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, has shifted focus to the Assembly polls and is making his debut from Khowang. The constituency, with an electorate of around 1.7 lakh v ...Read More >
Jorhat, Apr 5 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said he will take action against the parents of AJP candidate Kunki Chowdhury for allegedly consuming beef and uploading a picture of it on social media. Chowdhury (27), who is making her electoral debut from the Guwahati Central Assembly constituency, has repeatedly denied the allegations, terming it as fake news being spread by Sarma. "After the election, I will take action against her parents as per the Cattle Prevention Act. ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday praised the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that the party is committed to protecting the land, language and identity of Assam's people. Speaking to ANI, Sonowal emphasised that people have strong faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, noting that the BJP has been instrumental in bringing growth, development and safeguarding the interests of indigenous communities. Also Read | Assam Assembl ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 5: The electoral contest in Guwahati Central has taken a sharply polarised turn, with "beef politics" emerging as the defining flashpoint ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, pushing conventional campaign issues to the margins. At the centre of the controversy is Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury, whose campaign has drawn both high-profile endorsements and sustained attacks from the ruling BJP, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The row escalated a ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday praised the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that the party is committed to protecting the land, language and identity of Assam's people. Speaking to ANI, Sonowal emphasised that people have strong faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, noting that the BJP has been instrumental in bringing growth, development and safeguarding the interests of indigenous communities. "This election is essenti ...Read More >
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): The Dhemaji Assembly constituency in Assam is all set to go to polling on April 9 for the Legislative Assembly elections, amid a keenly contested battle. Assam will vote in a single phase across 126 constituencies on April 9, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4. Also Read | Nitish Kumar to Take Oath As Rajya Sabha MP on April 10. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), ...Read More >
Nazira (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): As Assam prepares to head to the polls on April 9, all eyes are on the historic Nazira Assembly constituency. What was once the "resting place of boats" (Now-Jeera) for the Ahom royalty has become the ultimate testing ground for the political survival of the Congress party in Upper Assam. Nazira is not merely a seat; it is a symbol of dynastic and regional prestige. The main contest in Nazira is expected between sitting MLA and Leader of Opposition Debabra ...Read More >
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): The Dhemaji Assembly constituency in Assam is all set to go to polling on April 9 for the Legislative Assembly elections, amid a keenly contested battle. Assam will vote in a single phase across 126 constituencies on April 9, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and Bodoland People's Front (BPF), is seeking a third consecutive ter ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 5 (PTI) A family from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly swindled of more than Rs 1.66 crore by a man who exploited their fear of "black magic" and promised them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday. The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report (FIR) against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying th ...Read More >
Nazira (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): As Assam prepares to head to the polls on April 9, all eyes are on the historic Nazira Assembly constituency. What was once the "resting place of boats" (Now-Jeera) for the Ahom royalty has become the ultimate testing ground for the political survival of the Congress party in Upper Assam. Nazira is not merely a seat; it is a symbol of dynastic and regional prestige. The main contest in Nazira is expected between sitting MLA and Leader of Opposition Debabra ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 5: With only days left before the electorate of Assam heads to the polling booths on April 9, the junior partners of the Congress in the six-party Opposition alliance believe there is an undercurrent against the ruling BJP and the chances of a change of guards in Dispur are high in the Assembly elections. Besides the Congress party, the other constituents of the coalition are the Raijor Dal, Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC), CPI(M), and CPI( ...Read More >
Dhekiajuli (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Sharpening his campaign ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Dhekiajuli, Ashok Singhal, is set to interact with around 1-1.25 lakh voters through a large-scale social media outreach programme on Sunday. Scheduled for 4 pm, the initiative aims to adopt a cost-effective campaigning model, which Singhal described as an unprecedented experiment in constituency elections. Also Read | EPFO PF Withdrawal Rules 20 ...Read More >
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