Clash of titans in Assam Assembly first phase polls

In Assam, many heavyweights are in fray for the upcoming Assembly elections. Presidents of four political parties, State Congress president Ripun Bora, Ason Gana Parishad (AGP) chief Atul Bora, president of newly-launched party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) Lurinjyoti Gogoi, and Raijor Dol chief Akhil Gogoi will be contesting in the first phase of polls to […]

Assam polls: Congress releases list of 21 candidates for third phase

The Congress on Tuesday released the list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. With this, the party has announced candidates for 92 seats in Assam. The Assam assembly polls will be conducted in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6. Here's the list of candidates:

Assam polls: Congress announces star campaigners list

Indian National Congress (INC) on Thursday released its list of star campaigners for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The list includes names Congress interim Chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sachin Pilot, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Salman Khurshid, and Sushmita Dev. A total of 30-star campaigners list […]

Assam polls: Congress announces list of 2 more candidates for 2nd phase

Congress on Thursday announced another list of two more candidates, just after it announced the third list of 26 candidates late Wednesday night for the ensuing Assam Assembly elections. The recently announced candidates for the second phase, include Ratan Engti and Sum Ronghang who will contest from Bokajan and Diphu seat respectively. In the first list, […]

Congress polarised Assam’s poll by aligning with AIUDF, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Finance & Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged the Congress has communally polarised the atmosphere in the polls bound state by joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Speaking to media here, Sarma said, “By forging an alliance with communal party Congress has polarised the election. Had Congress […]

Congress releases first list of candidates for Assam assembly elections

The Congress party on Saturday released the first list of candidates for the Assam assembly elections. State Congress president Ripun Bora will contest from Gohpur constituency in the first phase of elections. The party has not yet announced its candidate for the Titabor constituency which was earlier held by former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi. […]

Assam: Denied ticket, Prafulla Mahanta might join Congress-led ‘Mahajot’, wife Jayashree hints

Founding AGP president and former two-time Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is all set to once again sever ties with the party he had founded and could in likelihood join hands with the Congress. Mahanta was denied the ticket from Barhampur – the seat he has been representing for seven straight terms since 1985 […]

Assam polls: Trouble for Cong over seat sharing arrangement; Former MP Sushmita Dev resigns?

In a big blow to the Congress ahead of Assam assembly polls, former MP and All India Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev has resigned from the party on Saturday. In a shocking turn of events, Dev tendered her resignation to the party leadership over disagreement arising out of seat sharing and awarding of party tickets […]

Meghalaya Cong MLA Azad Zaman passes away at 47

Meghalaya Congress MLA from Rajabala constituency, Azad Zaman passed away in the wee hours of Thursday. He was 47 years old. According to sources, Zaman died of cardiac arrest at around 2:30 am. Tributes poured in as soon as the news of the Congress legislator’s demise broke out. Expressing shock, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma took […]