The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) released its election manifesto on Tuesday for the upcoming panchayat polls in Assam, positioning itself as a strong alternative to both the BJP and the Congress. The party's key promise: establishing corruption-free panchayats.
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.
Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, has accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) ahead of the upcoming panchayat elections scheduled for May 2 and 7.
The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a key regional party in Assam, has rolled out grassroots initiatives—Gaone Gaone AGP (Village by Village AGP) and Nogore Nogore AGP (Town by Town AGP)—as part of its strategy to strengthen its base ahead of the upcoming panchayat elections.
Nine people were allegedly killed in election-related violence in West Bengal since midnight as voting was underway on Saturday for the three-tier Panchayat polls in the state.
