Dibrugarh, May 5: In a significant setback for the Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP), its president Lurinjyoti Gogoi has suffered a third consecutive electoral defeat,...
The Assam Opposition Alliance on Saturday held a key strategy meeting in Guwahati ahead of vote counting, alleging possible attempts to “steal the mandate” and asserting confidence of a decisive victory when results are declared on May 4.
A political row has erupted in Assam after the mother of one of the youngest candidates in the Assembly elections approached the National Commission for Women (NCW), accusing Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of making “false and defamatory” remarks during the campaign.
Urmi Bhattacharjee
Guwahati, April 9: As polling concluded across Assam, voter turnout reached a record 85.38%, the highest ever in a state Assembly election, surpassing...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday described the ongoing Assembly elections as a “movement” rather than a routine democratic exercise, asserting that the state has witnessed unprecedented voter participation across constituencies.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of making “baseless” allegations of corruption against him and his government ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
The political contest ahead of the Assam Assembly elections took a dramatic turn as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi traded public challenges, invoking oaths on the Bhagavad Gita over allegations of undisclosed foreign assets.
Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party (NPP) president Conrad K. Sangma turned a campaign stop in Assam’s Boko–Chaygaon into a high-energy show of youth turnout and cross-community presence, as he campaigned for party candidate Ganseng B. Sangma.
With just days left for polling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mounted an aggressive final campaign blitz across Assam, framing the election as a choice between “past instability” under Congress and a “prosperity push” under the BJP.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday escalated his attack on the Congress, alleging that a “Pakistani social media group” was behind recent allegations made against him and his wife, even as a police complaint has been filed over what he described as “fabricated documents.”
