In a significant turn of events ahead of the upcoming by-elections in Tripura, the opposition Congress has been dealt a blow as Billal Mia, a senior leader and former Minister, announced his departure from the party and formally joined the ruling BJP.
In a major political development, former union minister and four time MP from Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency, Rajen Gohain, has resigned from chairmanship of Assam Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (FCSCL) alleging his party has ‘betrayed’ and ‘disrespected’ him with the recent delimitation exercise of assemblies and parliamentary constituencies.
The absconding suspect Anurag Chaliha was apprehended from Demow on Monday night by a joint team of Guwahati police and Sivasagar police for his alleged involvement in the sensational suicide case of BJP leader Indrani Tahbildar.
Amid ongoing discussions among the opposition CPI-M, Congress, and TIPRA Motha regarding support to the already declared CPI-M candidates for the upcoming by-polls in Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly constituencies, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has officially revealed its nominees.
The political landscape in Tripura is heating up as amid discussions between opposition parties, including TIPRA Motha, CPIM, and Congress, regarding a united front against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming assembly by-elections set for early next month, in an unexpected move, on Sunday the CPIM-led Left Front had unilaterally announced its candidates for both seats, while also extending an appeal to its opposition allies to join forces in "preserving democracy."
In a sensational incident, a woman leader of Assam BJP allegedly died by suicide in Guwahati after intimate photos of her with a party leader surfaced online.
Renowned Indian Marxist politician Brinda Karat, part of a three-member delegation of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), has castigated the BJP and RSS, blaming them for transforming "Beautiful Manipur" into "Mayhem Manipur" through their divisive politics.