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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicAssam Assembly polls

Topic: Assam Assembly polls

PM Modi asks people to vote in record numbers as polling begins for Assam & Bengal 1st phase

The BJP hopes to retain power in Assam and defeat the ruling TMC in West Bengal. Assam and Bengal will have three-phase and eight-phase elections, respectively

No Bangladeshis, no Pakistan, no terrorism. Why Modi-Shah BJP has changed its poll pitch

Pakistan, Bangladeshis and terrorism are missing from the Modi-Shah election campaign. They seem to have understood the risks of cynical mixing of domestic political motivations with strategic national interests.

Refugees in Assam will be given citizenship rights, infiltrators not allowed, says Amit Shah

In the Home Minister's first direct reference to CAA in the run-up to the Assam assembly elections, Shah accused the Congress-AIUDF alliance of encouraging infiltration.

BJP will enact laws to check ‘love and land jihad’ in Assam if voted to power — Amit Shah

Addressing election rallies Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress-AIUDF alliance of encouraging infiltration that threatened to change Assam's demography.

Assam’s ‘Cylinder Candidate’ Akhil Gogoi, who could be a worry for both Congress and BJP

Akhil Gogoi, who gained attention for fiery anti-CAA speeches and was arrested on 12 December 2019, is president of newly launched Raijor Dol.

No mass leader, unclear party message — Congress’s national problem is also its Assam problem

Assam's 3-phase election begins Saturday but Congress campaign appears to still be floundering. The party feels the lack of a Tarun Gogoi, someone with clear & in-control leadership.

BJP will enact laws to check ‘love & land jihad’ in Assam if voted to power, says Amit Shah

Addressing an election campaign in the poll-bound state, the home minister said appropriate laws and policies will be put in place to strengthen Assamese culture & civilisation.

In Assam’s tea gardens, wages a poll issue. But workers also want good roads, clean water

Adding up to 17% of Assam’s population and 35% of its electorate, the tea tribes will be critical to the outcomes in about 40 out of 47 constituencies that go to vote Saturday.

Conversion, temples — themes defining BJP manifestos in 4 states. But cow missing in Kerala

The coming assembly elections are crucial for the BJP as they will decide the success or failure of the party’s expansion plans in the south, and its push in Bengal.

What is ‘land jihad’, and why BJP has promised a law against it in Assam election manifesto

Assam has a long history of illegal immigration. BJP wants to woo indigenous communities by talking about encroachment and promising land ownership.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, and trained animals to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma...

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?