Reacting sharply, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah condemned the Chief Minister’s remarks as disrespectful and divisive.

GUWAHATI, April 21: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma triggered a political storm on Monday after mocking the Congress party, suggesting it should replace...

Just ahead of the two-phase panchayat elections in Assam, the Congress-led Opposition alliance appears to be in disarray, with Sivasagar MLA and Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi accusing Congress leaders of sabotaging the alliance to benefit the BJP.

The political heat around Assam’s upcoming Panchayat elections intensified on Saturday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launching a sharp attack on the Congress party’s recently released manifesto, calling it a “document of self-deception” and a desperate attempt to remain relevant in grassroots politics.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hailed its performance in the ongoing Assam Panchayat elections as historic and record-breaking. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Assam BJP general secretary and MLA Diplu Ranjan Sharma said the party, along with its NDA allies, has surpassed all previous benchmarks—both in terms of public support and uncontested victories.

In a significant development ahead of the upcoming Panchayat elections in Assam, a total of 2,902 candidates have been declared elected unopposed across various constituencies, according to the State Election Commission (SEC).

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday strongly criticized the Congress party, accusing it of spreading misinformation and attempting to tarnish the state’s image ahead of the panchayat polls.

National People’s Party (NPP) national general secretary and Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Sniawbhalang Dhar, on Friday said the people of Jaintia Hills will give a ‘Red Card’ to the opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) in the 2028 Assembly polls.

Political tensions in Assam escalated sharply on Thursday as over 200 Congress leaders and supporters marched toward the office of the Director General of Police (DGP), accusing the Assam Police of acting at the behest of the ruling BJP to intimidate opposition candidates in the run-up to the panchayat elections.

The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Guwahati Mahanagar unit, staged a strong protest on Thursday against what it called the “decades-long corruption” of the Indian National Congress, with a sharp focus on the recent Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet filed against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.