Manipur Assembly Elections: Politics erupts over BJP’s manifesto

The Congress yesterday locked horns with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the saffron party’s manifesto for Manipur Assembly Elections calling it a bunch of lies. The BJP hit back saying that what the Congress is terming a bunch of lies is the BJP’s initiative to reach out to the underprivileged sections and can’t be […]

Manipur Assembly Elections: Cong Leader Rahul Gandhi’s To reach on February 21

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Manipur on February 21 and 22 to boost the party’s campaign in Manipur. Rahul Gandhi is expected to address multiple public meetings during the visit. With less than two weeks left for the crucial Manipur polls, political parties are leaving no stone unturned […]

BJP top brass dismisses Congress challenge in Manipur, predicts party’s clean sweep

The BJP campaign turned high profile in the state today with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and NEDA convener and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma drumming up support for key party candidates. While both Sarma and Rajnath Singh exuded confidence of a clean sweep for BJP in Manipur, they completely dismissed the Congress challenge in […]

Meghalaya: AICC gives nod to suspension of 5 Congress MLAs: Sources

The All India Congress Committee (AICC), as per well-informed sources, has given nod to suspend all five party MLAs in the state for extending support to the ruling MDA coalition. Sources said that AICC has also served a show-cause notice to the MLAs over their move. Soon after this development, all the five MLAs huddled […]

Manipur Assembly Elections: Congress confident of majority as campaigning picks up pace

The Manipur Congress is on a mission mode to secure an absolute majority in the impending elections. Former Chief Minister and CLP leader Okram Ibobi Singh kicked off the party campaign in the key Singjamei Assembly Constituency, where Manipur Congress vice-president and former assembly speaker Irengbam Hemochandra Singh is in the fray. Hemochandra Singh is […]

Unprecedented development in Meghalaya politics, Congress joins NPP-led MDA coalition

In an unprecedented move, the five MLAs of Congress have decided to support the NPP-led MDA government. The five Congress MLAs today met with Chief Minsiter Conrad Sangma and pledged their support to the MDA government. Ampareen Lyngdoh, P.T. Sawkmie, Mayralborn Syiem, Kimfa S Marbaniang, and Mohendra Rapsang are the five Congress MLAs. The decision […]

Tripura Assembly Speaker accepts resignation of Sudip Roy Barman, Ashish Saha

Tripura Assembly Speaker Ratan Chakraborty has accepted the resignation of Sudip Roy Barman and Ashish Saha. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live, Chakraborty said that Roy Barman and Saha are no longer members of the Assembly. It may be mentioned that Sudip Roy Barman and Ashish Saha stepped down as BJP MLAs yesterday. Both Roy and […]

Tripura ex BJP MLAs Sudip Roy Barman, Ashish Saha joins Congress in Delhi

A day after resigning as Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs, Sudip Roy Barman and Ashish Saha have officially joined the Congress in the national capital Delhi today. The big development comes after Sudip Roy Barman, along with Ashish Saha met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the latter’s residence this morning. All India Congress Committee […]

Congress forms Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance with 5 other parties

In a decisive push in Manipur, Congress-led Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance or MPSA was launched today in the poll-bound state. The alliance comprising Congress, CPI, CPM Forward Bloc, RSP and JD-S also unveiled an 18-point agenda for the assembly elections. Senior Manipur Congress leaders along with AICC senior election observer for Manipur Jairam Ramesh was […]