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Assam Election 2026 Voting LIVE Updates: Voting for all 126 seats in Assam is set to take place today in a single-phase election, setting up a key contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (Congress) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Over 25 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots across 126 constituencies in a single, high-stakes phase. The Congress is contesting 98 seats as part of an alliance with regional and Left parties, following ch ...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 >
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 >
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 >
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday asked voters, particularly Muslims, to back the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in the upcoming Assam assembly polls, underlining that neither the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nor the Congress wanted Muslims to have their own leadership in the state. "The state government, led by Himanta Biswa Sarma is promoting politics of hatred, and more than 50,000 Muslim homes have been demolished in recent years, l ...Read More >
Nalbari: In Lower and Southern Assam, which together account for around 45 seats, a multi-cornered contest is taking shape for the assembly polls. BJP and its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) are contesting against Congress-led alliance and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), making the contests triangular or multi-cornered. In two constituencies - Goalpara East and Gauripur - Congress and its ally Raijor Dal are engaged in a friendly contest. The divide along religious lines, recent evicti ...Read More >
Barpeta (Assam), Apr 3 (PTI) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has threatened to "break the backbone" of the "Miya community" and asserted that nobody can eliminate Muslims from the state. Addressing an election rally at Chenga constituency in support of incumbent MLA and AIUDF candidate Ashraful Hussain, the Hyderabad MP launched a scathing attack on Sarma and reminded him of maintaining the dignity of the chief minister's office. "I want ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 2 (PTI) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday asserted that Muslims will cast their votes unitedly in favour of the AIUDF in the Assam assembly elections to be held on April 9. Addressing a rally at Binnakandi constituency in favour of AIUDF candidate and party chief Badruddin Ajmal, Owaisi alleged that the ruling BJP is indulging in "hate politics" and the Congress is "silent" against it. "Muslims will cast their votes unitedly and Badruddin Ajmal's 29 candidates will win ...Read More >
Guwahati, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Saikia, on Tuesday, intensified the party's election campaign in Tinsukia, asserting that a massive eviction drive would be launched if the BJP returns to power in the state. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a campaign event, Saikia said, "If our (BJP) government comes to power, a strict eviction drive will be carried out. All encroached land in the hands of 'Miya' settlers will be freed." His remar ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said while harmony among diverse communities in the state was possible only because of the BJP govt, Congress has been working exclusively for Bangladeshi 'miyas' and neglecting indigenous people.Addressing back-to-back rallies at Dhemaji, Majuli and Sadiya, Sarma said, "You can see for yourself now that after BJP formed govt in state, the Bangladeshi miyas have been cut to size. During this term, we broke their hands and legs politica ...Read More >
Dhemaji/Majuli/Sadiya, Mar 30 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said different communities were living in harmony as the BJP was in power in the state. Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Dhemaji, Majuli, Naoboicha and Sadiya, he accused the Congress of working only for 'Bangladeshi-Miyas', while ignoring the welfare of the indigenous population. "We want to work for the people living in Assam -- the Assamese, Bengali and Hindi speaking people, Gorkhas, tribals, ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh, has described the recent 'Assam Sanmilita Nagarik Abhibartan' held at the Pragjyotish Cultural Complex in Machkhowa as a 'politically orchestrated' exercise aimed at 'derailing' state's ongoing development and industrial progress under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. In a statement issued from the party's state headquarters, BJP spokesperson Ranjib Kumar Sharma said that a section of p ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Yediyurappa demands apology from Priyank KhargeThe BJP Central Parliamentary Board member and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B S Yediyurappa, has slammed state Minister Priyank Kharge's remarks about banning Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), calling it a "senseless statement," and demanded that he apologise to the people of the country. Speaking to reporters on Saturday at the BJP State Headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru, Yediyurappa said, "Priyank Kharge has stated th ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh, has described the recent 'Assam Sanmilita Nagarik Abhibartan' held at the Pragjyotish Cultural Complex in Machkhowa as a 'politically orchestrated' exercise aimed at 'derailing' state's ongoing development and industrial progress under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. In a statement issued from the party's state headquarters, BJP spokesperson Ranjib Kumar Sharma said that a section of p ...Read More >
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