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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicAssam Assembly polls

Topic: Assam Assembly polls

13 parties are fighting Assam elections — who they are, and how state has voted in the past

BJP is in alliance with AGP & UPPL, while Congress has tied up with AIUDF, Left parties, ex-BJP ally BPF and others to try and regain power in Assam.

Election Commission appoints 3 central special observers for Assam assembly polls

The EC has appointed 90 general, 31 police and 53 expenditure observers so far in the state, where assembly elections are set to be held in 126 constituencies.

16% candidates in Phase 1 of Assam polls face criminal cases, 39% crorepatis — ADR report

Out of 259 candidates analysed, 13% of them have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, the ADR report stated. Educational qualifications of 37% was between Class 5-12.

Assam’s fascinating politics & how RSS took BJP to the top in a state where it didn’t exist

Shekhar Gupta explains BJP's success in Assam and how RSS changed the political fault line from anti-outsider to anti-Muslim infiltrator.

Congress can only provide ‘corruption guarantee’ whenever it comes to power, says JP Nadda

Taking a dig at the Opposition, the BJP chief said the BJP has a mission while the Congress is 'only interested in commission'.

Congress following Jinnah’s footsteps, will destroy country, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Addressing a rally in Assam's Dibrugarh, the Madhya Pradesh CM said the Congress has failed to carry out any developmental work in the Northeast since Independence.

Amit Shah on two-day campaign in poll-bound Assam, West Bengal

The BJP said the Home Minister will address two public meetings at Margarita and Nazira in Assam Sunday. He will then leave for Bengal where he will hold a road show in Kharagpur.

Will make Assam govt case against CAA if Congress is voted to power, says Gaurav Gogoi

Gogoi also hit out at the BJP for criticising Congress' alliance with AIUDF, saying the alliances were not based on religion but on whether one is for CAA or against it.

BJP declares 3 more candidates for second phase of Assam polls

In the first phase, 22 sitting MLAs of the saffron party will be contesting the polls while in the second, nine sitting MLAs have been allotted the same seat.

Rivals BJP and Congress share the same dilemma in Assam — the missing CM face

For both the Congress and BJP, the misery is unlikely to end soon. The issue will become even more difficult to handle once polls have been won.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?