Assam Polls
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Support love but not 'jihad': Shivraj Chouhan in Guwahati
News | Mar 25, 2021, 09:20 PM ISTOn implementation of 'love jihad law' in Assam in BJP's election manifesto for the state, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the party is against of 'jihad' and not of love.
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Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal confident of BJP's victory in Assembly Polls 2021
Politics | Mar 24, 2021, 04:20 PM ISTIn an exclusive interview with India TV, the Chief Minister of Assam talks about BJP's preparations for upcoming elections.
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Assam polls: JP Nadda unveils BJP's 'Sankalp Patra'
News | Mar 23, 2021, 12:23 PM ISTBJP national president JP Nadda released party's manifesto for Assam polls in Guwahati on March 23. Union Agriculture Minister Jitendra Singh, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were also present. Assembly elections in Assam will be held in three phases beginning from March 27. Counting of votes and announcement of result will be done on May 02.
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Assam polls: PM Modi attacks Congress, says NDA ensured peace, development
Elections | Mar 21, 2021, 02:31 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of giving "false guarantees" when it was in power at the centre and also in Assam at the same time earlier, and failed to provide security and stability in the northeastern state.
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PM Modi addresses rally in Assam's Bokakhat
India | Mar 21, 2021, 12:08 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in West Assam's Bokakhat on Sunday.
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Assam polls: 'Politics of religion should not be done,' says Rajnath Singh
News | Mar 14, 2021, 10:00 PM ISTDefense Minister Rajnath Singh during his address in poll-bound Assam's Dergaon on March 14 expressed concern on the current status of Congress and accused them of joining hands with All India United Democratic Front for the sake of votes.
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Assam assembly polls: 173 candidates file nominations for first phase
Elections | Mar 10, 2021, 06:54 AM ISTMore than 173 candidates have filed their nominations for 47 Assam assembly seats going to polls in the first phase on March 27, the state's chief electoral officer said on Tuesday.
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Assam breaks all records in poll seizures, Rs 18 crore worth items caught so far
India | Mar 09, 2021, 02:07 PM ISTThe highest amount of seizures worth over Rs 5.72 crore took place during the 24 hours, starting at 9 am on Sunday.
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After Bodoland Council, BJP sweeps another autonomous body in Assam
Elections | Dec 20, 2020, 12:08 PM ISTAfter the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls victory last week, the ruling BJP in Assam on Saturday swept the polls to the 36-member Tiwa Autonomous Council (TAC) by winning 33 seats, officials said.
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After see-saw ride, BJP succeeds in breaking new ground
National | May 26, 2016, 07:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: It has been a see-saw ride for the BJP since it formed an alliance government at the centre two years ago but victory in the Assam polls has helped it wrest back the
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Modi's popularity test, Congress revival Linked to Assam poll results
National | Apr 03, 2016, 09:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Never since its historical elections in the 1970s -- the peak of the Assam students' movement -- has the northeastern state generated so much interest in its polls nationally. Among the five states
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Assembly elections: 586 candidates in fray for first phase of Assam poll
National | Mar 20, 2016, 09:03 PM ISTThe nominations of 586 candidates have been found valid for the sixty five constituencies going to the poll in the first phase of Assembly elections on April 4.
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BJP releases list of 88 candidates for Assam polls, 52 for West Bengal
National | Mar 10, 2016, 09:06 AM ISTNew Delhi/Kolkata: The BJP on Wednesday announced the list of 88 candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly election. The party fielded Jorhat MP Kamakhya Tasha against Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi from Tatabar assembly constituency, while
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World's largest poll exercise begins with very high voter turnout
India | Apr 07, 2014, 09:41 PM ISTGuwahati/Agartala: The long-running Lok Sabha elections—the world's biggest democratic exercise—got underway today with polling in five of the 14 constituencies in Assam and one of the two in Tripura, drawing a very high turnout of
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BJP Confident Of Winning Assam Polls: Gadkari
National | Apr 26, 2011, 10:34 AM ISTMumbai, Apr 26 : BJP is confident of forming the next government in Assam and doing reasonably well in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pudduchery and West Bengal, party president Nitin Gadkari said.“BJP received a good response