Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Will bring law against ‘love jihad’, ‘land jihad’: Amit Shah
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Will bring law against ‘love jihad’, ‘land jihad’: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP would bring in laws against ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’. Addressing party rallies at Kamalpur and Jagiroad, Mr. Shah said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and All India United Democratic Front president Badruddin Ajmal were synonymous with ‘tourism’ and ‘infiltration’ respectively. We say Srimanta Sankaradeva, Madhabdeva and Lachit Borphukan are Assam’s identity,” Mr. Shah said. He read out from the election manifesto to reaffirm the BJP’s decision to bring in laws against ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’, which refers to the encroachment on land belonging to a network of satras and wildlife preserves by alleged illegal immigrants “Five years ago, we had promised to make Assam agitation-free.

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Jharkhand Assembly elections | Culture, land and identity: How JMM secured Jharkhand’s tribal vote
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Jharkhand Assembly elections | Culture, land and identity: How JMM secured Jharkhand’s tribal vote

The Hindu  

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Assam Bypoll Results Live: Counting for five Assembly seats today, Himanta's leadership to be tested
1 month ago

Assam Bypoll Results Live: Counting for five Assembly seats today, Himanta's leadership to be tested

India TV News  

The counting of votes for the bypolls to five Assembly seats in Assam is scheduled to begin on November 23 at 8 am. Notable transitions included BJP leaders Parimal Suklabaidya and Ranjit Dutta, who secured the Cachar and Tezpur Lok Sabha seats; AGP's Phani Bhushan Choudhury winning in Barpeta; and UPPL’s Joyanta Basumatary claiming the Kokrajhar seat. Dholai - In …

Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs
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Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs

Hindustan Times  

The results of the by-elections to five assembly seats in Assam, held on Wednesday, will be a test for three political leaders active in the northeastern state. The Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain and Asom Gana Parishad’s Phani Bhushan Choudhury were not among the 34 candidates who fought in the polls but when the counting’s over on November 23, …

Jharkhand Election 2024: BJP's 'National Register' Plan Sparks Debate
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jharkhand Election 2024: BJP's 'National Register' Plan Sparks Debate

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Jharkhand if they win the upcoming assembly elections. The party's manifesto for the state will be released soon, and it is expected to focus on the issue of illegal immigrants and the changing demographics of Jharkhand.

BJP, Congress and their allies get ready for bypoll battle in Assam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP, Congress and their allies get ready for bypoll battle in Assam

Hindustan Times  

Two months after the Lok Sabha polls, Assam’s political atmosphere continues to bubble with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and their allies and the Congress-led opposition front preparing for a set of bypolls. Five assembly seats in the northeastern state have fallen vacant following the Lok Sabha polls as two MLAs from the ruling BJP, one each from alliance partners …

Assam BJP promises law against 'land jihad': ‘No Hindu-Muslim deal without…’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam BJP promises law against 'land jihad': ‘No Hindu-Muslim deal without…’

Hindustan Times  

The Assam government is planning to enact a law against “land jihad”, said chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sarma said Hindus and Muslims buying each other's land in the state will have to secure the permission of the government. Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government is also mulling legislation against the so-called …

'Assam government to introduce two laws to stop love, land jihad cases', says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | VIDEO
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'Assam government to introduce two laws to stop love, land jihad cases', says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma | VIDEO

India TV News  

Assam news: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that his government will bring a new law in the state assembly session to increase the punishment in Love Jihad cases to life imprisonment. Laws on 'love jihad' and 'land jihad' In a series of posts on X, Assam CM said, "Assam government is bringing two laws to stop Land …

Assembly bypoll blues for Congress allies in Assam
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Assembly bypoll blues for Congress allies in Assam

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Congress decision to contest the byelections in all five seats in Assam has annoyed the constituents of the opposition bloc. Three others – All India United Democratic Front, Bodoland People’s Front, and Janata Dal – left the bloc after the 2021 Assembly election. “If Congress contests the upcoming byelections in the State alone, it will be a historic …

We want Selja to contest the assembly election: Birender Singh
6 months, 1 week ago

We want Selja to contest the assembly election: Birender Singh

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leaders--Kumari Selja, Birender Singh, his son Brijendra Singh and Randeep Singh Surjewala-- largely perceived as the anti Bhupinder Singh Hooda camp, on Saturday, put up a show of strength in Jind’s Narwana during Kumari Selja’s thanksgiving workers’ meeting after her victory from Sirsa in the recently concluded parliamentary elections. Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Birender Singh …

Assam BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal likely to assume cabinet berth in Modi 3.0
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Assam BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal likely to assume cabinet berth in Modi 3.0

Hindustan Times  

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Assam: Focus shifts to bye-elections after Lok Sabha polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam: Focus shifts to bye-elections after Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

With the Lok Sabha polls getting over, Assam will now shift focus to upcoming bye-elections to five assembly and two Rajya Sabha seats that will be held in the next six months. Two sitting Rajya Sabha MPs, Union minister and former CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, and five MLAs, including a cabinet minister, are among the 14 Lok …

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says Congress now a ‘completely’ Muslim party in Assam
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says Congress now a ‘completely’ Muslim party in Assam

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha election in Assam over three phases saw the Muslims swing from the All India United Democratic Front to the Congress, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Saying that the Congress has “completely” become a Muslim party, he said the party’s vote share did not increase at the cost of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr. Sarma said the …

Election results 2024: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal wins Dibrugarh seat by 2,79,321 vote margin
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal wins Dibrugarh seat by 2,79,321 vote margin

Hindustan Times  

Union minister and former Assam Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal has won the Dibrugarh seat in Assam for the second time, beating Lurinjyoti Gogoi by a margin of 2,79,321 votes, according to the Election Commission of India. India News In 2004, the 61-year-old politician had contested the Lok Sabha polls on Asom Gana Parisad ticket and defeated Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kamakhaya …

Assam Election Results 2024 highlights LIVE: BJP secures over 1 lakh votes in Guwahati, Silchar, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Darrang-Udalgiri
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam Election Results 2024 highlights LIVE: BJP secures over 1 lakh votes in Guwahati, Silchar, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Darrang-Udalgiri

The Hindu  

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By-election results 2024: Jailed Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana wins Gandey seat
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By-election results 2024: Jailed Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana wins Gandey seat

India TV News  

Along with the results for 543 Lok Sabha seats and state Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Tuesday, the results have also been declared for 25 Assembly seats across 12 states, which went to polls alongside the general election. Porbandar : In Porbandar, Arjun Devabhai Modhwadia of BJP garnered 1,33,163 votes and defeated Congress’ Odedara Raju Bhima by …

Congress, three regional parties discuss front for 2026 Assam Assembly election
7 months ago

Congress, three regional parties discuss front for 2026 Assam Assembly election

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Top leaders of the Assam unit of Congress and three anti-BJP regional parties met Tuesday night for a potential front to contest the 2026 State Assembly election together. They also discussed the possibility of forming an umbrella organisation of anti-BJP regional parties “to safeguard the regional interests of Assam and its indigenous peoples” and encourage small political parties representing …

BJP will win 15 Lok Sabha, 75 assembly seats in Odisha: Amit Shah
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP will win 15 Lok Sabha, 75 assembly seats in Odisha: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneshwar: Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that this time there will be a double change in Odisha, and the Bharatiya Janata Party will win over 15 Lok Sabha and 75 Assembly seats in the state. Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah Addressing an election rally in Rourkela city, Shah said the 2024 election is an election …

Assam CM campaigns in Muslim-majority Dhubri
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam CM campaigns in Muslim-majority Dhubri

Hindustan Times  

Dhubri: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday travelled to Dhubri Lok sabha seat in western Assam to campaign for the ally Asom Gana Parishad candidate, just a month after he declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party did not want to win the Dhubri seat and that he would never go there to seek votes. Assam chief minister Himanta …

Assam Lok Sabha elections 2024-Phase 1: Key constituencies and candidates
8 months ago

Assam Lok Sabha elections 2024-Phase 1: Key constituencies and candidates

Hindustan Times  

The first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 is set to be held on Friday, April 19. Sarbananda Sonowal, Gaurav Gogoi In the state of Assam, voting will be held in five out of total 14 consituencies, in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Here are the key constituencies and candidates in the first phase of Lok …

Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Assam on April 20
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Assam on April 20

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Nagaon in Assam on April 20 ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, state party leader aware of the development said. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will also join election rallies in Jorhat and Dibrugarh before the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, the Congress leader said. A senior Congress leader said that Rahul …

INTERVIEW| CAA won't impact Assam's indigenous people; IMDT was discriminatory: Union Minister Sonowal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

INTERVIEW| CAA won't impact Assam's indigenous people; IMDT was discriminatory: Union Minister Sonowal

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Union Minister and BJP candidate in Dibrugarh, Sarbananda Sonowal, expressed confidence on Sunday in the party securing a third term and reaching the 400-seat target set for the National Democratic Alliance. Speaking about the Citizenship Amendment Act, the former Assam CM said that it won't impact the identity of indigenous people in the state and accused the Congress of …

No Hindu will be left in Assam Congress by 2026, predicts Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
8 months, 3 weeks ago

No Hindu will be left in Assam Congress by 2026, predicts Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a scathing attack on the Congress party and predicted that there would be no Hindu in the Congress party in Assam by 2026. We will open a branch at Rajiv Bhawan as Mahanagar BJP.” Assam chief minister said, “A meeting of the …

Assam BJP aims for Muslim votes, highlights development in Muslim areas
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam BJP aims for Muslim votes, highlights development in Muslim areas

New Indian Express  

UDALGURI: The BJP in Assam is pinning hopes on getting Muslim votes by riding on the prevailing peace and “equal treatment” of communities by the government. Talking to journalists after attending an event of NDA constituents here on Saturday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told journalists he does not find any reason why the Muslims would not vote for the …

Himanta Sarma says 'Won't be any Hindus in Congress after 2026'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Himanta Sarma says 'Won't be any Hindus in Congress after 2026'

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that "there will be no one from the Hindu community in the Congress after 2026 and no Muslims by 2032". He made the remarks at a press conference on Tuesday after Union Minister and former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha election from the Dibrugarh …

Assam govt suspends NOC for sale of land between people of different religions for 3 months
9 months ago

Assam govt suspends NOC for sale of land between people of different religions for 3 months

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In a significant move the Assam government has restricted the grant of no objection certificates for the sale of land between people belonging to different religions for three months. Referring inputs from intelligence inputs indicating attempts to transfer land involving people of different religious communities “by fraudulent means”, a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department through …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: ‘No one wants to stay in Congress; everyone wants to join BJP,’ claims Himanta Biswa Sarma
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: ‘No one wants to stay in Congress; everyone wants to join BJP,’ claims Himanta Biswa Sarma

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that there was no benefit in voting for the grand old party since whoever wins from Congress would eventually join the BJP. As reported by ANI, the Assam Chief Minister took part in a party workers meeting at the Karimganj district BJP office and said, “The question …

Assam CM Himanta Sarma says ‘No benefit in voting for Congress’, explains why
9 months ago

Assam CM Himanta Sarma says ‘No benefit in voting for Congress’, explains why

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday took a jibe at the Congress, saying that there is no benefit in voting in favour of the grand old party as whoever wins would eventually join the BJP. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma While addressing at the party workers' meeting at the Karimganj district BJP office where he kicked off …

Odisha: BJP has Finalised Candidates’ List of Parliamentary, Assembly Seats, Says Ex-Union minister
9 months, 1 week ago

Odisha: BJP has Finalised Candidates’ List of Parliamentary, Assembly Seats, Says Ex-Union minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Pratap Sarangi on Sunday said his party had made full preparation of the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha and the short-listing process of the probable candidates had been completed. Sources in the Odisha unit of the BJP said it had already chalked out its strategy for all the 21 Lok …

ABP Cvoter Opinion Poll Lok Sabha Elections BJP Likely Sweep Assam INDIA Bloc Projected To Suffer Setback
9 months, 1 week ago

ABP Cvoter Opinion Poll Lok Sabha Elections BJP Likely Sweep Assam INDIA Bloc Projected To Suffer Setback

ABP News  

The northeastern state of Assam holds the key for all political parties in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. According to the survey, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA alliance is likely to dominate the state, winning 12 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats, and the I.N.D.I.A. A glance at the vote share in the state as per the survey …

Northeastern View | Why the recent Karbi-Hindi tensions in Assam is a tricky situation for the BJP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Northeastern View | Why the recent Karbi-Hindi tensions in Assam is a tricky situation for the BJP

Hindustan Times  

In late February, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council ordered the eviction of more than 2,000 families belonging to the Hindi-speaking Nonia community living in various parts of the hill districts between northern and southern Assam. Karbi groups, such as the Karbi Students’ Association, allege that the Hindi-speaking Nonia, an Other Backward Caste agrarian community with origins in Bihar and Uttar …

Opposition parties in Assam seek meeting with PM Modi over CAA
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition parties in Assam seek meeting with PM Modi over CAA

The Hindu  

Opposition parties in Assam have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the State later this week to apprise him of the "volatile situation likely to arise" if the Citizenship Act or CAA is implemented. A letter seeking an appointment with PM Modi was dispatched by state Congress chief Bhupen Borah, who is also the …

Assam's Opposition parties seek meeting with PM Modi on CAA, warn of 'volatile situation' upon rollout
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam's Opposition parties seek meeting with PM Modi on CAA, warn of 'volatile situation' upon rollout

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The 16-party United Opposition Forum of Assam has sought an appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appraise him of the ground situation arising out of Union home minister Amit Shah’s recent statement that the Citizenship Act would be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections. A letter, signed by Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah and Assam Jatiya Parishad …

BJP plans series of programmes in run-up to Lok Sabha elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP plans series of programmes in run-up to Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, the Karnataka BJP on Saturday chalked out a series of programmes, including a women’s convention at the district level, a wall painting campaign with the slogan “BJP for the third time, Modi once again” in each hobli, and beneficiary meetings. “It has been decided that the party will meet beneficiaries of Central …

Rahul Gandhi dares Assam Police during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi dares Assam Police during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Live Mint  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dared the BJP-ruled northeast state ‘Assam’ to file "as many cases as they can" but still he will not be intimidated. Addressing his first public meeting on the 7th day of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Barpeta district, the Congress leader slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and termed him the "most corrupt …

Rajasthan elections: BJP begins outreach with focus on women and religious leaders
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan elections: BJP begins outreach with focus on women and religious leaders

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning a massive outreach programme to take the central government’s welfare schemes to the common people, with a special focus on women and religious leaders, ahead of the November 25 assembly elections. In the 2018 assembly elections, the BJP won 73 seats out of the 200-member house According to BJP election management committee convener Narayan …

Assembly polls in five states: What's at stake for BJP?
1 year, 2 months ago

Assembly polls in five states: What's at stake for BJP?

India Today  

With the Election Commission blowing the assembly poll bugle for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram, the stage is set for a high-octane campaign by the BJP as performance in these crucial contests could make or break its fortunes in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. In 2018, when the BJP lost power in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, it was …

Opposition to Assam delimitation proposal grows
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition to Assam delimitation proposal grows

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A civil society group in Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley has slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the “ghettoisation” of some Assembly constituencies, that they said would be the result of the Election Commission’s draft proposal for delimitation. ‘Bigoted and insulting’ In a statement on July 12, the Axom Nagarik Samaj opposed the draft delimitation proposal while criticising Dr. Sarma …

Assam Opposition parties protest against draft delimitation proposal
1 year, 5 months ago

Assam Opposition parties protest against draft delimitation proposal

The Hindu  

A delegation of leaders from 11 Opposition parties of Assam staged a protest in front of the Election Commission here against the draft delimitation document unveiled for the State. The parties included the Congress, Trinamul Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, CPI, CPI, Janata Dal, and regional parties like Assam Jatiya Parishad and Raijor Dal. Assam PCC chief Bhupen Kumar Borah tweeted: …

Karnataka Election 2023: Amit Shah Holds Roadshow in Hassan, Says Congress Has Casteist Nature
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Election 2023: Amit Shah Holds Roadshow in Hassan, Says Congress Has Casteist Nature

News 18  

Karnataka Election 2023 Updates: With the Karnataka assembly elections inching closer, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a massive roadshow in the state’s Chamarajanagar and Hassan districts on Monday. He said the May 10 polls were all about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development politics versus Congress’ appeasement politics, and defended the state BJP government’s decision to scrap the four per …

'Not Babri Masjid, we want...': Assam CM Sarma appeals people to bring back BJP to power in Karnataka
1 year, 9 months ago

'Not Babri Masjid, we want...': Assam CM Sarma appeals people to bring back BJP to power in Karnataka

India TV News  

Karnataka Assembly elections: Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the poll-bound state as the Bharatiya Janata Party is leaving no stone unturned to regain power in the southern state. Urging the people of Karnataka to vote the BJP back to power in the upcoming Assembly elections, the Assam CM said under …

Can the BJP turn the tide in Southern Karnataka?
1 year, 9 months ago

Can the BJP turn the tide in Southern Karnataka?

The Hindu  

One of the Vijay Sankalpa Yatras of the BJP criss-crossing election-bound Karnataka is presently winding its way through the southern districts of the State – Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Mandya, and Hassan –that have historically remained lukewarm, at best, in its response to the overtures of the saffron party and proved to be its Achilles heel. With the party leadership identifying southern …

Tripura Assembly Election 2023: BJP triumph deepens saffron party roots in India's North East
1 year, 9 months ago

Tripura Assembly Election 2023: BJP triumph deepens saffron party roots in India's North East

Firstpost  

After Assam, the BJP secured another consecutive victory in Tripura, another significant northeastern state. Three, the electoral debut of the local tribal party, Tipra Motha, led by Maharaja Pradyot Manikya Deb Barma, in the state Assembly Election reveals a subtext to the electoral narrative. While BJP is the new dominant party in the state, at societal level, the ethnic polarisation …

BJP Congress Left Front Tripura Nagaland Meghalaya Poll Results
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP Congress Left Front Tripura Nagaland Meghalaya Poll Results

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party awaits with bated breath to see if the exit poll predictions for the Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya elections were right or if the Opposition managed to ebb the saffron juggernaut in the Northeast as the counting of votes takes place tomorrow. Among the three states where the votes will be counted on Thursday, Tripura will be …

Rajasthan: Winds of Change for State BJP After Leader of Opposition Kataria Appointed Assam Governor
1 year, 10 months ago

Rajasthan: Winds of Change for State BJP After Leader of Opposition Kataria Appointed Assam Governor

News 18  

Rajasthan’s BJP leaders are highly anticipating an organisational reshuffle and changes in the state unit with the appointment of Gulab Chand Kataraia, who was the leader of opposition in the Rajasthan legislative assembly, as the Assam governor. Sources in the party said there were many who had started putting caste equations together while some had expressed a desire to be …

Assam CM to Accompany Tripura Counterpart Manik Saha for Filing Nomination in Assembly Polls
1 year, 10 months ago

Assam CM to Accompany Tripura Counterpart Manik Saha for Filing Nomination in Assembly Polls

News 18  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will accompany his Tripura counterpart Manik Saha and state BJP president Rajib Bhattacharjee on Monday for filing of their nomination papers for the Assembly elections. While Saha is set to file his nomination for Town Bardowali constituency again, the BJP state party president will submit his nomination for Banamalipur Assembly constituency, said a senior …

Election bugle: The Hindu Editorial on Assembly polls in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura
1 year, 11 months ago

Election bugle: The Hindu Editorial on Assembly polls in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura

The Hindu  

Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura in the northeastern region of India will elect new Assemblies in February. The BJP is in alliance with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma’s National People’s Party in Meghalaya and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio’s Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Nagaland. However, being in power has not been easy; its first Chief Minister, Biplab Kumar Deb, was replaced …

Assembly Polls 2023: Where Parties In Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland Stand Now
1 year, 11 months ago

Assembly Polls 2023: Where Parties In Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland Stand Now

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India announced the schedule of the assembly election in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said Tripura will vote on February 16, while Meghalaya and Nagaland will vote on February 27. In 2018, out of 60 seats, the BJP got 36 seats, CPM got 16 …

Northeast Notes: BJP’s Pre-Election Gift To Tripura Govt Employees, Assam Delimitation And More
1 year, 11 months ago

Northeast Notes: BJP’s Pre-Election Gift To Tripura Govt Employees, Assam Delimitation And More

ABP News  

This Tuesday, the Manik Saha-led BJP government in Tripura announced a 12% hike in dearness allowance and dearness relief for government employees and pensioners with effect from December 1. Though the NRC final list was released in August 2019, the ruling BJP, opposition Congress and other influential social organisations like the All Assam Students’ Union were unhappy with the final …

Gujarat Assembly elections | This election is about deciding Gujarat’s fate for next 25 years: PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly elections | This election is about deciding Gujarat’s fate for next 25 years: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the upcoming Assembly election in Gujarat is all about deciding the state's destiny for the next 25 years. Addressing a poll rally in Palanpur town of Banaskantha district in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, Mr. Modi said though many developmental works have been carried out so far by the ruling BJP …

Gujarat Assembly elections: BJP faces rebellion as 5 disgruntled leaders threaten to contest as independents
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly elections: BJP faces rebellion as 5 disgruntled leaders threaten to contest as independents

India TV News  

Gujarat Assembly elections: After being denied tickets for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, several BJP leaders in the state have turned rebels and threatened to contest as independents. While some of these disgruntled leaders have stated that they will consult their supporters before taking any further action, former BJP MLA and the party's well-known tribal face Harshad Vasava already filed …

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