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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicTarun Gogoi

Topic: Tarun Gogoi

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.

Congress without Tarun Gogoi is a divided house and looks rudderless in Assam

After the death of Tarun Gogoi, the party’s tallest leader in Assam, Congress is faction-ridden, waiting for a call from the high command on state leadership.

Can Ashok Gehlot be the next Ahmed Patel for Congress? Conditions apply

With the loss of Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi, Congress has a big problem. And very few candidates to solve it.

Tarun Gogoi, Assam’s longest-serving CM, dies at 86 in Guwahati

In his last public message on 4 November, Tarun Gogoi had said, I wouldn’t have been able to serve without the blessings of God and the people of Assam. I hope you will always love me.

Forget Covid, question to ask is ‘rasode mein kaun tha’ & Rahul Gandhi’s economic lessons

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

‘Sabka vinash,’ ‘vultures’ in Delhi, children meditate & the elements conspire against AAP

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Himanta Sarma is a fundamentalist & a dangerous new convert: Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi

Gogoi slams BJP minister Himanta Sarma for backing Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, says legislation unnecessarily disturbing Assam’s identity and culture.

Amit Shah calls them ‘ghuspethiye’. It’s just a divisive ploy ahead of elections

If BJP calls them illegal migrants, then why give them chance? We will expose the BJP, their sincerity and commitment.

We deported more infiltrators than BJP, says former Congress CM Tarun Gogoi

Deportation, however, is a problem because Bangladesh won't accept it. That's why we made detention camps. But keeping migrants there is a short-term solution.

Assam’s 35-year saffronisation

RSS changed Assam's political fault line from anti-outsider to anti-migrant to anti-Muslim infiltrator, and simply borrowed leadership from other parties. 

On Camera

Why Hyundai Creta is still the king of Indian roads after 11 years—brand value to looks

Hyundai was never scared of rivals overtaking them last year. But in 2027, the mythical ‘Creta Killer’ may finally emerge. Or it could continue to remain a myth.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.