GUWAHATI, May 14: The ruling NDA alliance has scored a decisive victory in the Assam panchayat elections, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging...
GUWAHATI, May 13: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the BJP’s landslide win in the recent panchayat elections signals growing trust...
The opposition platform ASOM has come out swinging against the BJP’s sweeping win in the recent Panchayat elections in Assam, calling it a “mockery of democracy” and warning that only a united opposition can prevent further electoral damage in 2026.
As the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government completes four years in power on May 10, the Assam BJP has hailed the administration’s tenure as “transformative” and “people-driven” — but decided to cancel all celebratory events in view of the tense national security situation.
Guwahati, May 9: A delegation from the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) met with State Election Commissioner (SEC) Alok Kumar on Friday, urging him...
Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, has filed a police complaint against two senior BJP leaders—Pradan Baruah, MP from Lakhimpur, and Bhubon Pegu, MLA from Jonai—alleging they made inflammatory and violence-inciting remarks during a political campaign.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Wednesday accused two BJP leaders of openly inciting violence against opposition members. He alleged that Lakhimpur MP Pradan Baruah and Jonai MLA Bhuban Pegu publicly urged their supporters to attack—and even kill—opposition leaders and workers.
In a significant political development, several leaders from the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and AGP joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Assam Pradesh BJP office in Basistha on Monday, reflecting growing support for the party’s development-centric agenda.
Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Tuesday categorically denied Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi’s allegation that he is planning to join the BJP, calling the claim baseless and politically motivated.
The Congress party in Assam is facing an unprecedented public backlash during the ongoing panchayat election campaign, with senior leaders being driven out of villages and even boycotted in their home constituencies, claimed Assam unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday.