Congress releases manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

The Congress party on Tuesday released its election manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, keeping its prime focus on unemployment and farmers’ distress. The manifesto was released by party president Rahul Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and senior leader P Chidambaram among others. The party has assured Rs 72,000 per […]

Three IPFT women leaders join Congress in Tripura

In a boost to the Congress in Tripura, three women leaders of the IPFT’s women cell joined the Congress on Sunday evening. The leaders who joined the Congress are IPFT’s women cell Vice President Binabala Debbarman, organising secretary Meriami Reang and Advising committee’s member Radha Moni Debbarma. The three leaders joined the Congress in presence […]

Former Congress leaders join BJP in Assam

With less than ten days remaining for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, four former Assam Congress leaders joined the BJP on Monday. The former Congress leaders joined the party at a formal induction ceremony in presence of NEDA Convener Himanta Biswa Sarma at the BJP head office in Guwahati. The new leaders include […]

Assam: Cong finalises candidates for 4 Lok Sabha seats

The Congress on Friday released the names of party candidates for the four remaining Lok Sabha seats of Guwahati, Dhubri, Barpeta and Kokrajhar. The Central Election committee of the party in New Delhi earlier in the day came up with the names of Bobeeta Sharma from Gauhati, Abu Taher Bepari from Dhubri, Abdul Khaleq from […]

IPFT says no to Cong on candidate withdrawal request

The IPFT has turned down the Congress party’s request to withdraw its candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. The party top brass took this decision in a meeting in Agartala on Thursday. Party President NC Debbarma said it was not possible to bail out from the contest at this juncture. Earlier, Tripura Congress President Pradyut […]

Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar joins Congress

Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar on Wednesday joined the Congress party. Matondkar joined the party after a meeting with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and is expected to contest from North Mumbai. She was inducted into the party by Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and newly appointed Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora.

Congress, INPT forge alliance in Tripura for Lok Sabha election

The Congress and the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura are going ahead with a pre-poll alliance for the Lok Sabha elections. This was informed to the media by Tripura Congress party chief Pradyut Debbarma. Debbarma stated that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between both the sides with consent of the Congress high command […]

Will restore special category status to Arunachal, other NE states; says Rahul Gandhi in Itanagar

Kick-starting the party’s campaign in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for robbing the Northeast states of special status category and trying to impose the Citizenship Bill on the region. Gandhi also slammed the RSS and BJP for allegedly trying to impose one ideology […]

Assam: Congress releases second list of candidates for LS polls

The Congress in Assam has released its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. While in Nagaon the party has fielded former State Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi as its candidate, Anil Borgohain will contest on a Congress ticket from Lakhimpur. In Mangaldoi, the Congress has fielded Rajya Sabha MP Bhubaneshwar Kalita and its […]