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  Assam Polls: BJP expels 7 more leaders for contesting against party candidates

  Elections | March 29, 2021 6:42 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had earlier this month expelled 15 leaders, including former Deputy Speaker Dilip Kumar Paul, from the party for six years for filing nominations as Independents after being denied party ticket.

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  Assam Elections 2021: How many Muslims in Assam with are with Modi? Watch ground report

  Politics | March 27, 2021 22:40 IST

  Elections in Assam are being held in three phases between 27 March and 6 April. The first phase of the Assembly election will take place on 27 March in 47 constituencies, whereas polling in the second phase will see 39 constituencies going to vote on 1 April. The third and final phase will take place on 6 April with 40 constituencies going to poll.

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  Assam polls 2021 phase 1: Polling in 47 constituencies on March 27. Check full list

  Elections | March 25, 2021 16:49 IST

  Polling for the first phase on 47 seats in the Assam Assembly Election 2021 will take place on Saturday (March 27). Assam polls 2021 are scheduled to be held in 3 phases while the counting of votes will take place on May 2.

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  Assam election 2021 phase 1 polling: List of key candidates

  Elections | March 25, 2021 16:47 IST

  Assam Assembly election phase 1 voting will be held on March 27 (Saturday) on 47 constituencies. The assembly polls in the state are scheduled to take place in 3 phases while the counting of votes will be held on May 2.

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  You must have heard about toolkit... conspiracy was hatched against Assam: PM Modi attacks Congress

  India | March 21, 2021 0:23 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of openly supporting forces that are out to finish the identity of Assam tea and destroy the tea industry.

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  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses rally in Chabua, Assam

  Politics | March 20, 2021 20:44 IST

  I was pained to see that Congress party, who ruled the country for 50-55 years, supports those who want to ruin reputation of India's tea. Will you forgive such a party? Should they be punished or not?: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chabua

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  Assam Polls: Sushmita Dev unhappy with Congress' seat sharing agreement with AIUDF

  Politics | March 06, 2021 14:00 IST

  Congress-led grand alliance in Assam has finalised its seat agreement among the allies including the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and the Left parties.

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  'Seat sharing not an issue, we target BJP's farewell in Assam': AIUDF Chief

  News | March 05, 2021 13:44 IST

  Maulana Badruddin Ajmal who represents Dhubri Parliamentary constituency claimed that the party aims to bid farewell to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Assam.

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  EC stops transfer of IPS, APS officers ordered by Assam govt

  Elections | February 27, 2021 20:20 IST

  An official statement said on Saturday that the Commission has decided to keep the transfer of these police officers in abeyance till further orders.

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  RJD will contest Assam Assembly polls in alliance with like-minded parties: Tejashwi Yadav

  Elections | February 27, 2021 15:54 IST

  Yadav, during his first visit to Guwahati, said he has already spoken to Congress and will hold talks with the AIUDF later in the day to formalise the alliance.

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  Battleground Assam: A tale of two valleys and the CAA quandary

  February 18, 2021 17:35 IST

  Assam and West Bengal are neighbouring states, but their politics is entirely different. What is more interesting is that the politics of the lower and upper Assam also are poles apart from each other.

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  'Will never implement CAA if voted to power': Rahul Gandhi at first rally in poll-bound Assam

  National | February 14, 2021 16:17 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act if voted to power in the state. The former Congress chief was addressing his first public rally in Assam ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April.

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  Congress to contest 2021 Assam assembly polls in alliance with 5 parties

  National | January 19, 2021 19:38 IST

  ​The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Monday said it will contest the forthcoming Assam assembly polls in alliance with five parties to oust the ruling BJP from power. 

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  Assam Assembly polls: AGP may consider ties with BJP if proposal comes

  National | February 07, 2016 11:21 IST

  New Delhi: The AGP is unlikely to have any alliance with the Congress in the coming Assam assembly elections but may consider any "concrete" proposal of the BJP in this regard, senior party leader and

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  BJP declares Sarbananda Sonowal as CM candidate in Assam polls

  National | January 29, 2016 9:17 IST

  New Delhi: In a significant development ahead of polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party today declared that it will fight the upcoming elections in Assam with Sarbananda Sonowal as the party's face in the north-eastern state.The decision

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  Assam temple priest counters Rahul's claim of being denied entry

  India | December 14, 2015 21:29 IST

  Guwahati: Countering Rahul Gandhi's claims of being denied entry into a Vaishnavite monastery by the RSS during his Assam visit, the head of the Barpeta Satra Basistha Sarma today said there was no RSS agent in

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  Assam declares public holiday on Monday for elections

  India | April 05, 2014 17:44 IST

  Guwahati: Assam government has declared public holiday on Monday on account of first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state for five constituencies.“The state government has declared public holiday under the NI Act, 1881