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TopicAssam Assembly polls

Topic: Assam Assembly polls

No CM face for BJP in Assam before elections, says state party chief

Ranjeet Kumar Dass said the decision on CM candidate will be taken by the BJP Parliamentary Board at the time of forming the next government.

Congress announces candidates for Tarun Gogoi’s constituency Titabor & 2 other Assam seats

Congress' candidate for Titabor, which goes to the polls in the first phase on 27 March, is Bhaskarjyoti Barua. The party also issued candidates for Dhakuakhana and Naoboicha.

How BJP has reduced AGP, leading party of Assamese aspiration, into a crumbling hanger-on

As part of the seat-sharing deal with the BJP, the AGP has given away Mahanta’s Barhampur constituency. He is now reviving his old outfit, AGP (Progressive).

Congress releases list of 40 candidates for Assam Assembly elections

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora will contest for Gohpur seat and former minister Bismita Gogoi will fight from Khumtai seat.

Himanta Biswa Sarma among 70 candidates in BJP’s first list for Assam elections

The BJP in the first list has replaced 11 sitting MLAs with new faces. The three-phase Assam assembly polls will be held on 27 March, 1 April and 6 April.

Himanta Biswa Sarma likely to contest Assam polls, adds twist to BJP’s CM candidate debate

Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass says Himanta Biswa Sarma's name has been included in a list of potential candidates that was sent to the national leadership.

Congress promises 50% quota for women in govt jobs in poll-bound Assam

Out of nearly 2.31 crore voters in Assam, women comprise more than 1.14 crore of the total electorate.

BJP, AGP wrangling over seat-sharing for Assam polls, senior leaders to meet Amit Shah, Nadda

The AGP is seeking around 40 seats, a demand that is not amenable to the BJP. In 2016, the former had contested 24 seats while the latter fought 84.

Assam ally BPF’s split from BJP ‘to help Congress but ruling party has no reason to worry’

The parting of ways between BJP and BPF follows months of tensions that first caught public attention in January 2020, when the BPF rejected the third Bodo Accord.

How Congress plans to pull off a Chhattisgarh-styled election victory in Assam

Following its success in the Chhattisgarh polls, Congress is rolling out the booth management strategy in Assam, hoping to reclaiming lost ground.

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

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