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 […]

Former BJP ally BPF joins Congress-led alliance before polls in Assam

Ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, the Bodoland Peoples’ Front or BPF on Saturday announced that it was quitting the NDA alliance headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joining the Congress-led coalition. “To work for Peace, Unity, and Development and to bring a stable government, free from corruption in Assam, the Bodoland Peoples’ Front […]

Assam: BJP nominee Biswajit Daimary elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

BJP nominee from Assam Biswajit Daimary was on Monday elected unopposed to the Upper House of the Parliament. February 22 was the last day of withdrawal of candidature and no other candidate filed nominations, resulting in Daimary being declared winner of the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Assam. The seat to the Upper […]

Meghalaya: Ernest Mawrie rebuts Conrad Sangma’s claim of BJP supporting his ouster

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and NPP President Conrad Sangma on Friday reiterated that several BJP leaders as well two of its MLAs want state party president Ernest Mawrie removed. Talking to newspersons, Conrad Sangma said that he has spoken to BJP MLAs AL Hek and Shanbor Shullai in this regard. Quoting both the MLAs, […]

BJP to form govt in Assam with more seats: Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said the BJP-led Assam government will come back to power in the assembly polls on the back of a “pro-incumbency wave” with better performance than last time. He said the government led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has fulfilled all expectations of the people and the party workers […]

Union Minister Narendra Tomar appointed election in-charge for BJP in Assam

As the Assam state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gets ready for the forthcoming Assembly elections, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar has been appointed as the in-charge of the BJP Election Committee for Assam. Also, senior BJP leader and Union Minister of State (Ind Charge) for Development of North Eastern […]

“Lahkmen Rymbui won’t be dropped”: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday made it clear that Lahkmen Rymbui will not be removed from the post of State home minister. The Chief Minister said this in response to coalition partner BJP demanding Rymbui’s resignation for allegedly failing to curb illegal coal mining and transportation in the State. Sangma added that such […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit poll-bound Assam on Feb 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit poll-bound Assam again on February 7. The Prime Minister will attend the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Vijay Sankalp Samaroh in Dhekiajuli. According to state BJP sources, around 3 lakh people will take part in the PM’s public rally. It is to be noted that on February 23, 2021, […]

PM Narendra Modi biggest well-wisher of Assam: CM Sarbananda Sonowal

Addressing the public meeting at Jerenga Pathar at Sivasagar, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said PM Narendra Modi is the biggest well-wisher of Assam and its people. “Prime Minister is the biggest well-wisher of Assam and its people. The development of Assam and the northeast region is due to his support,” Sonowal said. The prime minister arrived […]