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Himanta biswa Sarma, Assam education minister

BJP's key strategist says he won't contest Assam election

The election will be due next year but there's speculation already who will be the next chief minister

26 Aug 2020 3:01 AM

Addressing a public meeting to commemorate the completion of one year of the Bodo Accord, Shah asked the people to elect a BJP government in Assam for speedy development of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). (Photo:PTI)

Bodo pact marked end of Assam insurgency: Shah

Assam is among the five states in the country slated to have elections in 2021

24 Jan 2021 11:01 PM

This year elections are due in two states in the east -- West Bengal and Assam -- and three states/UTs in the south -- Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Its important to note that all these are now governed by different parties and no party has a government in more than one state. (Representative Photo)

Sanjay Kumar | Elections 2021: A mixed bag of hope & challenges

2021 is going to be more eventful, as five states are going to the polls in the middle of this year

15 Jan 2021 6:35 PM

Women show their identity cards as they wait to cast votes at a polling station, during the first phase of Assembly polls, in Midnapore on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

80% turnout in West Bengal, 72% in Assam elections

30 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal & 47 Assembly constituencies in Assam on Saturday went to polls during the...

27 March 2021 11:19 PM

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his principal operative, Union home minister Amit Shah, the saffron partys new sutra is to form a government in a state through any means. (Photo: PTI)

Anand K. Sahay | The idea behind capturing power in any kind of way:...

The BJP may or may not win the Assembly elections in Assam. But winning a poll fair and square is not the metric any...

18 April 2021 6:30 PM

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Verdicts in TN, Kerala, Assam show political diversity rules

The masterminds behind the one nation, one party slogan should know they cannot hope to win across the entire country

2 May 2021 6:30 PM

Doubtful voters are those persons who are identified during electoral roll revision as D-voters, cases of which are pending with the Foreigners Tribunals or declared as foreigners by the Tribunal. (Photo: AFP)

1.08 lakh 'D' voters will not be allowed to vote in Assam polls: CEO

The figure of D-voters has decreased in comparison to the number of 1.13 lakh provided in the state assembly last year

27 Feb 2021 7:34 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a road show ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Tinsukia district, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (PTI Photo)

China couldn't encroach even an inch of land under Modi govt: Amit...

Shah asserted that the BJP-led government at the centre also stopped infiltration and secured the border with Bangladesh

9 April 2024 8:16 PM

Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi. (Photo: File)

MHA withdraws former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi's NSG security cover

Gogoi for his part alleged that the Central government had withdrawn his security cover only because he criticised their...

15 Dec 2016 3:07 PM