Nadda to announce alliance with AGP and UPPL, says Assam BJP Chief

BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda will announce an alliance with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam on Thursday, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam president Ranjeet Kumar Dass. “Our national president JP Nadda will announce an alliance with AGP and UPPL for the […]

Notification issued for first phase of polling in Assam

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued notification for the process of filing nomination papers by candidates for the first phase of Assam assembly elections to be held on March 27. “Notification for Phase 1 of Assam #AssemblyElections2021 has been issued today. The nomination process for 47 Assembly Constituencies begins with the issue of […]

AGP-BJP seat sharing for Assam polls to be finalised tomorrow: Himanta Biswa Sarma

North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that final decisions on the seat-sharing with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) for the upcoming assembly elections will be taken tomorrow. “There will be a meeting of AGP leadership with BJP national president JP Nadda and union home minister Amit Shah tomorrow. The seat-sharing […]

BJP likely to release first list of candidates for upcoming Assembly polls in first week of March

Bhartiya Janta Party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) is likely to meet in the first week of March to decide the candidates’ list for the upcoming assembly polls in four states and one Union Territory. According to sources, BJP is likely to announce its first list for the state assembly election in the first week of […]

Congress appoints Prithviraj Chavan as chairman of screening panel for Assam polls

The Congress on Monday set up a screening committee for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections and appointed former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan as its chairman. Chavan is a part of the ‘Group of 23’ Congress leaders who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi demanding an organisational overhaul and internal elections for every post. […]

Assam: Anti-defacement drive to enforce Model of Conduct; 1.34 lakh banners removed in two days

With the announcement of the polling dates, the Model of Conduct (MCC) has come into force in Assam. The Election Department has launched an anti-defacement drive for removing banners, hoardings and graffiti from public places in different parts of the state to enforce provisions of the MCC. A total of 1 lakh 34 thousand banners […]

Priyanka Gandhi begins two-day visit to poll-bound Assam, offers prayers at Kamakhya temple

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is on a 2-day visit to poll-bound Assam, arrived in Guwahati on Monday morning. The AICC general secretary, accompanied by the party’s Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh, was received at the Lokpriyo Gopinath Bordoloi Airport by state unit chief Ripun Bora and other party leaders. After her arrival at the […]

Assembly Elections 2021: 18.68 crore electors to choose 824 MLAs in 4 states, Puducherry

A total of 824 assembly constituencies shall be going for polls in four states–Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam – and the Union Territory of Puducherry, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Friday. The polling in these states will start from March 27 and end on April 29. The counting of votes for […]

Three phase Assam Assembly election from March 27; counting on May 2

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced the schedule for the Assam Assembly elections, which will be held in three phases. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora addressing a press conference said the state will go to polls on March 27 in the first phase for 47 constituencies. The second phase of polling will […]