BJP clean sweeps Tiwa Autonomous Council in Assam

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tasted massive victory in the Tiwa Autonomous Council (TAC) election in Assam by getting absolute majority in the 36-member council on Saturday. The BJP has got 34 seats in the TAC which covers parts of Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai and Kamrup (Metro) districts. After the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election, Congress […]

Assam: Senior Cong MLA Ajanta Neog removed from key post, likely to join BJP

The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Friday removed Golaghat MLA and former minister Ajanta Neog from Golaghat District Congress Committee president’s post with immediate effect. The axe has come amid reports of the former three-term minister planning to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “Smt. Ajanta Neog, MLA, President, Golaghat District Congress Committee is hereby removed […]

Tiwa Autonomous Council poll: BJP heading towards absolute majority

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is heading towards a majority in the Tiwa Autonomous Council (TAC) election in Assam. The saffron party has managed to grab 12 seats so far. The BJP candidates have emerged victorious in five seats of Morigaon and Nagaon districts each. Two BJP candidates have also claimed two constituencies of Kamrup […]

BJP will win 13 seats in Barak Valley, says Ranjit Kumar Dass

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win 13 seats out of the 15 seats in Barak Valley, said Assam BJP president Ranjit Kumar Dass who is on a 10-day tour to Barak Valley. Dass will address 11 public gatherings during his trip and will visit the left out constituencies in January next year. Speaking to […]

BTC politics: Lone Congress MCLA Sajal Sinha joins BJP

The Indian National Congress managed to win just one seat in the recently-held Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections. The results for the 40 seats were announced on December 12, where Congress won the Srirampur seat. Congress MCLA, Sajal Kumar Sinha joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, two days after his win. Addressing a […]

Tripura: BJP workers carry out protest against attack on JP Nadda in WB

Disgruntled Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers on Friday organised a protest in Agartala against the recent stone-pelting on the convoy of national party president JP Nadda in Kolkata. Protesters included BJP MLAs Sudip Roy Barman, Ramprashad Paul, Asish Saha, and Susanta Choudhury, besides hundreds of supporters. “This protest is being carried out […]

Tripura CM Biplab Deb calls off Dec 13 ‘people’s mandate’ meeting

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s program scheduled on December 13 in Agartala stands cancelled, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma told the media on Thursday. This comes days after Deb ‘invited’ the people of the state to take a call on his chief ministerial chair at a public meeting on December 13 at the Vivekananda […]

BTC polls: Pramod Boro confident of victory, Hagrama Mohilary says BJP, UPP(L) has secret understanding

UPP(L) president Pramod Boro has exuded confidence that the party will clinch power in the Bodo heartland. Boro came out all guns blazing against BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary and blamed him for misrule and corruption including siphoning of welfare funds. Meanwhile, BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary also addressed party rallies in different parts of Bodoland Territorial […]

BJP to support 14 independent candidates in BTC election: Ranjeet Dass

The election campaign for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election is in full swing. In parallel, the equation for the formation of the government has also begun. The BJP has launched a new political equation to take over the reins from Hagrama Mohilary, who has been in power for the past 17 years. As part of this, […]