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TopicAssam Assembly polls

Topic: Assam Assembly polls

The ‘two lines’ lesson Rahul Gandhi can learn from Congress’ Assam campaign

On 2 May, the Congress party’s poll strategy in Assam may or may not pay electoral dividends but it’s a template Rahul Gandhi may like to explore.

BJP-led alliance will return to power with more seats in Assam, says Sarbananda Sonowal

The CM also said the 3-phase polling was peaceful and it reflected that his government was successful in restoring peace in Assam after decades of insurgency and violence.

‘Not cows to be milked’ — Muslims in Bengal, Kerala, Assam are now assertive, want recognition

Bengal, Kerala, Assam — each key state election has a serious ‘Muslim party’ in fray. A lot of young voters are drawn to them, but others are sticking with tried-and-tested ‘secular’ parties.

PM Modi urges people to vote in large numbers as polling begins in 4 states

Polling is underway for 31 seats in the third phase of Bengal elections and 40 seats in the final phase in Assam. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are voting in single-phase polls.

EC reduces campaigning ban on BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma from 48 hrs to 24 hrs

Assam minister Sarma was initially barred from campaigning till 4 April for allegedly making threatening remarks against Bodoland People's Front chief Hagrama Mohilary.

PM Modi urge militants in the state to join mainstream to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Assam

Addressing an election rally in Assam's Baksa district, PM Modi said people of the state have rejected violence for development, peace, unity and stability.

Election Commission transfers Himanta Biswa Sarma’s SP brother from Goalpara

The EC Friday barred the senior Assam minister from campaigning for 48 hours for allegedly making threatening remarks against Bodoland People's Front chief Hagrama Mohilary.

Win or lose, BJP is gaining a foothold in the East. That’s a seismic shift in India’s politics

In Bengal & Assam, primary objective of other parties is to defeat BJP. For a region linguistically & culturally different from Hindi heartland, it’s a big change.

BJP ad on Assam 1st phase ‘sweep’ kicks up row, Congress counters as newspapers clarify to EC

8 newspapers published BJP ads proclaiming victory in all 47 first-phase seats the day after polling. Congress complained to EC and then took out its own ad.

EC issues show cause notice to BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma for remarks against opposition

BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma allegedly threatened to send opposition leader Hagrama Mohilary to jail by misusing the NIA.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?