BJP resolved Bodoland issue, brought peace to Assam, says Nadda

BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday said his party’s government at the centre and in Assam resolved the Bodoland issue and brought peace to the state. Speaking to ANI, Nadda said, “The Bodoland agitation was going on for 50 years. Thousands of people and security persons were killed but no one was listening. It was […]

Assam polls: 80.96 per cent voting in 2nd phase according to updated figure

The final poll percentage for the second phase of assembly polls in Assam is 80.96 per cent, 1.03 per cent more than the first phase total of 79.93 per cent, election officials said on Friday. The voting percentage was mentioned as 77.21 per cent at the end of polling Thursday but as per the updated […]

Amit Shah seeks EC probe into Assam EVM row

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday sought an inquiry by the Election Commission after a huge political row erupted over a polling team in Assam being found carrying an EVM in the vehicle belonging to the wife of a BJP candidate. Taking cognizance of the controversy, the poll panel suspended the presiding officer of the […]

Assam Assembly polls: Congress has become ‘mentally bankrupt’, says JP Nadda

The Congress party has become ‘mentally bankrupt’, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Friday while hitting out at Opposition parties in Assam for ‘indulging in politics of opportunism’ ahead of the third phase of the state assembly elections. “When I look at our rivals, I say they indulge in politics of opportunism […]

Assam polls: Congress alleges ‘illegal’ use of EVMs, BJP calls it ‘language of defeat’

A war of words has erupted between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing an EVM being found in a BJP candidate’s car in Patharkandi constituency following the second round of polling in Assam. While Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded Election Commission to take […]

EVM in BJP candidate’s car: EC suspends four officials in Assam

The Election Commission on Friday suspended four officials after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing an EVM being found in a BJP candidate’s car in Patharkandi constituency following the second round of polling in Assam. “The Presiding Officer was issued a show-cause notice for violation of the transport protocol. Thereafter, the PO and […]

Assam sees nearly 75% polling in second phase of assembly election

Assam recorded a voter turnout of nearly 75 per cent in the second phase of polling, according to the latest figures from the Election Commission. The second phase election was held in 39 constituencies across 13 districts. According to EC data, the voter turnout was 74.76 per cent at 7.30 pm. The polling ended at […]

BPF candidate joins BJP in the midst of polls in Assam

Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) candidate Rangja Khungur Basumatary on Thursday joined BJP ahead of the third phase of poll in Assam when the constituency in which he is a contestant is slated to go to the poll. Basumatary had reportedly gone missing for two days and at around midnight on Wednesday, senior BJP leader Himanta […]

Assam polls Phase-II voting: 73.03% voter turnout till 5:30 pm

73.03 percent voter turnout have been recorded till 5.30 pm on Thursday across 39 constituencies in 13 districts during the second phase of Assam Assembly polls, according to the Election Commission of India. The second phase of polling for assembly elections in Assam began at 7 am on Thursday and is currently underway. Voting for […]