Hijacking regionalism
9 years, 2 months ago

Hijacking regionalism

Deccan Chronicle  

A hundred days from now, Assam is expected to witness a watershed election. The polls to the 126-member state Assembly could well be a defining moment in Assam’s electoral history because for the first time in 30 years, the contest is primarily going to be between two national political parties — the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party — with the regional parties largely relegated to the background. Leaders of the All-Assam Students’ Union who led this agitation transformed themselves by forming a political party — the AGP — with the avowed aim of pushing Assam’s interests, like control over natural resources, constitutional safeguards for the people of Assam and rapid industrialisation. Already, the dominant political party in Assam’s Bodo heartland, the Bodoland People’s Front, has reached an electoral understanding with the BJP for the ensuing Assembly polls. What is significant is that apart from members of political parties, the BJP in Assam has inducted leaders from other major non-political regional forces like the AASU and the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad.

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Assam by-poll: UPPL president credits peace in Bodoland to party's success
4 months, 1 week ago

Assam by-poll: UPPL president credits peace in Bodoland to party's success

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: BJP ally United People’s Party Liberal, which retained the Sidli Assembly seat in the by-election on Saturday, said it reaped dividends of the existing peace in the Bodoland Territorial Region. Peace returned to Bodoland, once ravaged by an insurgency movement, following the Centre’s signing of the BTR pact with some extremist groups and the All Bodo Students’ Union in …

Congress, three regional parties discuss front for 2026 Assam Assembly election
10 months, 1 week 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 …

PM Modi integrated northeast with mainstream: JP Nadda
11 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi integrated northeast with mainstream: JP Nadda

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi integrated Bodoland with the mainstream of India by signing the Bodo peace accord. Addressing an election rally in Western Assam’s Kokrajhar Mr Nadda said, “70 percent of north-east is now outside the ambit of Armed Forces Act.” Pointing out that it was the leadership of …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Assam ground report: Bodos seem to be at peace, at last
1 year, 1 month ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Assam ground report: Bodos seem to be at peace, at last

Hindustan Times  

A dignified and shy smile with just a hint of impish charm is all she offers when I ask her about future plans. Priti symbolises the myriad ethnic and other fault lines that plague not just Assam, but India as close to a billion voters get ready for a critical Lok Sabha election in which Narendra Modi seems determined to …

Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistance
3 years ago

Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistance

The Hindu  

THREE BROAD TRENDS HAVE BEEN manifest in the electoral processes in India since the Lok Sabha election of 2014—the period political analysts and observers call the “Narendra Modi era”. S.P.’s spirited fight However, the Samajwadi Party, the principal opposition party in Uttar Pradesh, put up a spirited fight along with its allies—smaller parties such as the Rashtriya Lok Dal, the …

Bypoll Results: Strong CMs Win, Lessons for BJP & Cong. What's the Big Picture?
3 years, 4 months ago

Bypoll Results: Strong CMs Win, Lessons for BJP & Cong. What's the Big Picture?

The Quint  

The results are a big win for the ruling National Democratic Alliance government in the state as the BJP and its ally United People's Party Liberal swept all five seats that voted in the bypolls. The Congress had already fared badly in Upper Assam but now it has lost two more seats in the region – Mariani and Thowra – …

BJP eyeing majority mark in Assam by-election
3 years, 5 months ago

BJP eyeing majority mark in Assam by-election

The Hindu  

For the Bharatiya Janata Party, Assembly elections in Assam have been about achieving targets — “mission 84” in 2016 and “mission 100+” in 2021 — along with its regional allies. The by-elections to five Assembly seats on October 30, and a sixth soon after, could take the BJP closer to scoring 64 seats, which would lessen its dependence on its …

Assam election: Now BPF shifts candidates to Goa, Sikkim on 'vacation'
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam election: Now BPF shifts candidates to Goa, Sikkim on 'vacation'

India Today  

Days after the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front shifted their candidates outside Assam fearing horse-trading, now the Bodoland People's Front has followed suit. The BPF, which severed ties with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the run up to the Assam Assembly polls, shifted five-six candidates to Goa and Sikkim for "vacation". BPF senior leader Khampa Borgoyari …

Assam Assembly election 2021: Full list of 40 constituencies to vote on 6 April; Himanta Biswa Sarma in fray
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam Assembly election 2021: Full list of 40 constituencies to vote on 6 April; Himanta Biswa Sarma in fray

Firstpost  

An array of national leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, campaigned for their respective alliance candidates The third and final phase of the Assam Assembly election will be held on Tuesday, 6 April. An array of national leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, campaigned for their respective alliance candidates. Constituency …

Assam set for final phase of polls on Tuesday in 40 assembly seats
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam set for final phase of polls on Tuesday in 40 assembly seats

Hindustan Times  

The stage is set for the third and final phase of assembly elections in Assam. Heavyweights like state ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chandra Mohan Patowary, BJP state chief Ranjeet Dass and several other leader will be in the fray as citizens cast their vote on Tuesday. Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP Assam chief Ranjeet Dass will test their electoral …

Assam assembly poll Phase 3 voting: 337 candidates, 40 constituencies, 79 lakh voters
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam assembly poll Phase 3 voting: 337 candidates, 40 constituencies, 79 lakh voters

India Today  

The third and final phase of Assam assembly polls for 40 constituencies will be held on April 6 in 12 Lower Assam districts including three districts under the Bodoland Territorial Region area. In the third phase of the poll, several prominent candidates are contesting including six ministers under the Sarbananda Sonowal-led state government Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Chandra …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | EC turns down BPF plea to postpone polls in Tamulpur Assembly seat
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | EC turns down BPF plea to postpone polls in Tamulpur Assembly seat

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Sunday turned down a plea of the BPF to postpone polls in the Tamulpur constituency in Assam as its candidate has joined the BJP under inducement, and said under law adjourning election at this stage is allowed only if a candidate of a recognised party dies. The Bodo Peoples Front had moved the poll panel alleging …

Candidate Defected To BJP- Bodoland People's Front Moves SC Seeking Postponement Of Elections To Tamulpur Constituency In Assam to Substitute its Candidate
3 years, 11 months ago

Candidate Defected To BJP- Bodoland People's Front Moves SC Seeking Postponement Of Elections To Tamulpur Constituency In Assam to Substitute its Candidate

Live Law  

The Bodoland People's Front has approached the Supreme Court seeking extension in time for completion of election to the Tamulpur Assembly constituency in Assam scheduled to be held on 6th April 2021. The President of the Bodoland Peoples Front Hangrama Mohilary has filed the plea seeking urgent directions to the Election Commission to decide their representations dated 1st April and …

Assam polls: People in state have shown 'red card' to Congress-led Mahajoth, says Narendra Modi
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam polls: People in state have shown 'red card' to Congress-led Mahajoth, says Narendra Modi

Firstpost  

At a rally in Kokrajhar, the BJP leader alleged that the previous Congress-led governments in the state and at the Centre did nothing to check violence in the Bodoland areas Kokrajhar: Drawing a football analogy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday claimed the people of Assam have shown the “red card” to the Congress-led Grand Alliance in the state. “Football …

Can BJP survive the demographic disadvantage in Assam?
4 years ago

Can BJP survive the demographic disadvantage in Assam?

India Today  

On March 27, 47 constituencies in Upper Assam, the northern bank of Brahmaputra and middle of Assam went to polls in the first phase of the assembly election. With the Congress-led alliance of eight parties having a demographic advantage in the 79 seats going to polls in the second and third phases, a superlative performance by this grand alliance can, …

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Strong regionalism, and not polls, is key to survival of Assamese sub-nationalism
4 years ago

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Strong regionalism, and not polls, is key to survival of Assamese sub-nationalism

Firstpost  

In the emotion of Assamese sub-nationalism thrives regionalism for Assam, and it is for the community — and neither AJP nor Raijor Dal or anyone else — to decide what future course it seeks for itself Editor’s note: Regionalism or more effectively Assamese sub-nationalism has always been part and parcel of politics in Assam whether this idea is in vogue …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | UPPL promises BTR accord implementation
4 years ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | UPPL promises BTR accord implementation

The Hindu  

The United People’s Party Liberal has promised to implement the clauses of the Bodoland Territorial Region accord within the next five years. A regional ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the UPPL is contesting 11 seats in constituencies straddling the Bodoland Territorial Council. “After winning the election, we will focus on improving agriculture, education, weaving and handloom, youth empowerment, human …

Assam polls 2021: BJP, Congress, AIUDF full list of candidates
4 years ago

Assam polls 2021: BJP, Congress, AIUDF full list of candidates

India TV News  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam is campaigning aggressively to retain power. Senior BJP leaders including Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his deputy Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP in-charge for state Jay Panda and central leaders have already began whirlwind campaign to highlight the government's achievements in the last five years. The outcome of the Assam polls which will have an …

Assam polls 2021: BJP, allies finalise sharing of 86 out of 126 seats
4 years ago

Assam polls 2021: BJP, allies finalise sharing of 86 out of 126 seats

India TV News  

The BJP and its two alliance partners in Assam -- the AGP and UPPL -- have finalised their seat-sharing arrangements in 86 Assembly segments where polling will be held mostly in the first and second phase, BJP state unit chief Ranjit Dass said on Thursday night. The BJP state unit chief said his party will announce its own candidates for …

The BPF factor in Assam: Can Hagrama Mohilary retain his hold over Bodos?
4 years ago

The BPF factor in Assam: Can Hagrama Mohilary retain his hold over Bodos?

India Today  

That the BJP and Bodoland People’s Front were heading for a split became evident in December last year when the former got into an alliance with the United People’s Party Liberal to come to power in the Bodoland Territorial Council. And finally on February 27, BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary announced that he would join the Congress-led Mahajot for the upcoming …

Assam polls 2021: BJP's estranged ally Bodoland People's Front joins Congress-led Mahagathbandhan
4 years ago

Assam polls 2021: BJP's estranged ally Bodoland People's Front joins Congress-led Mahagathbandhan

India TV News  

A day after snapping ties with the ruling BJP, the Bodoland People's Front on Sunday joined the Congress-led grand alliance to fight the Assembly polls against the saffron party with the 'Mahagathbandhan' leaders urging the other local parties to join it. The Congress, which was in power in the state for 15 years until the BJP led alliance came to …

BJP ally in Assam snap ties, joins 'Mahagathbandhan'
4 years, 1 month ago

BJP ally in Assam snap ties, joins 'Mahagathbandhan'

India TV News  

Just a month ahead of the Assam Assembly polls, in a significant political development on Saturday, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's estranged ally Bodoland People's Front has announced to snap ties with the party and has joined Congress led grand alliance to fight the assembly polls. BPF President Hagrama Mohilary in a tweet on Saturday night said: "To work for Peace, …

Assam Election 2021 Dates: Assembly Polls To Be Held In 3 Phases - Check Full Schedule
4 years, 1 month ago

Assam Election 2021 Dates: Assembly Polls To Be Held In 3 Phases - Check Full Schedule

ABP News  

Assam Assembly Election 2021 Full Schedule Announced: Polling season is upon us as the Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Assembly Elections of 4 states and one Union Territory. In a press conference held on Friday, ECI announced that Assam will go to the polls along with West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pudducherry. The five-year term …

ABP News C-Voter Opinion Poll 2021: Will Sonowal Led BJP Regain Power Or The NRC Factor Has Changed The Numbers?
4 years, 2 months ago

ABP News C-Voter Opinion Poll 2021: Will Sonowal Led BJP Regain Power Or The NRC Factor Has Changed The Numbers?

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party created history in Assam 5 years ago, ending the Congress’s 15-year rule with a decisive mandate that vaulted it to power in the state for the first time. Sonowal’s presence meant the BJP fought the election with a definite chief ministerial candidate—the first time that it did so in Assam. According to the Opinion poll conducted …

BJP Will Return to Power in Assam, Party Managed to Resolve Bodo & Bru-Reang Crisis: Nadda at Silchar Rally
4 years, 2 months ago

BJP Will Return to Power in Assam, Party Managed to Resolve Bodo & Bru-Reang Crisis: Nadda at Silchar Rally

News 18  

Upbeat after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s remarkable performance in two autonomous council elections — Bodoland Territorial Council and the Tiwa Autonomous Council — party national chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday claimed that the BJP was going to win more than 100 seats in the upcoming Assam Assembly polls that are scheduled to be held in April-May 2021. Highlighting how …

BJP Dumps Coalition Partner in Assam, Join Hands with UPPL and GSP to Rule Bodoland Territorial Council
4 years, 3 months ago

BJP Dumps Coalition Partner in Assam, Join Hands with UPPL and GSP to Rule Bodoland Territorial Council

News 18  

The BJP on Sunday virtually dumped one of its coalition partners in Assam, the BPF, and picked up a new ally to gain majority and rule the Bodoland Territorial Council, a self-governing body in the Bodo-dominated areas of the state. BPF president Hagrama Mohilary said his party repeatedly appealed to the BJP to follow the “coalition” norms and help it …

BTC Poll Results Show People's Faith in Modi's Leadership, Says JP Nadda
4 years, 3 months ago

BTC Poll Results Show People's Faith in Modi's Leadership, Says JP Nadda

News 18  

BJP president J P Nadda asserted on Sunday that the Bodoland Territorial Council poll results show people's faith in the leadership and policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The results of the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council poll have led to a hung House with the ruling Bodo Peoples' Front emerging as the single largest party winning 17 seats, election officials …

BPF Seeks BJP's Support in Formation of Bodoland Territorial Council
4 years, 3 months ago

BPF Seeks BJP's Support in Formation of Bodoland Territorial Council

News 18  

Bodoland Peoples’ Front Chief Hagrama Mohilary on Sunday appealed to BJP, its alliance partner in the Assam government, to extend its support in forming the Bodoland Territorial Council following a hung House in the polls. The election to the Council was held after a fresh Bodo Accord was signed in New Delhi on January 27 by the leaders of all …

Ruling BPF loses power in BTC in Assam, BJP set to form govt with UPPL
4 years, 3 months ago

Ruling BPF loses power in BTC in Assam, BJP set to form govt with UPPL

Op India  

The Bodoland People’s Front has lost the power in Bodoland Territorial Council after ruling the council for 17 years since its inception. In the primarily 3-corner contest, BPF still managed to win 17 seats despite anti-incumbency and allegations of corruption due to split in anti-BPF vote between BJP and UPPL. However, current chief Hagrama Mohilary is still expecting to retain …

Bodoland Territorial Council poll: Bodo Peoples' Front wins 17 seats, fails to cross majority mark
4 years, 3 months ago

Bodoland Territorial Council poll: Bodo Peoples' Front wins 17 seats, fails to cross majority mark

Firstpost  

The United Peoples’ Party Liberal won 12 seats, the BJP nine, while the Congress and the Gana Suraksha Party bagged one seat each Guwahati: The results of the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council poll have led to a hung House with the ruling Bodo Peoples’ Front emerging as the single largest party winning 17 seats, election officials said on Sunday. The …

BTC poll results: BPF, UPPL win 4 seats each, BJP bags one till late night
4 years, 3 months ago

BTC poll results: BPF, UPPL win 4 seats each, BJP bags one till late night

India TV News  

The ruling Bodoland Peoples' Front and the United People's Party Liberal won four seats each while the BJP came out victorious in one so far in the 40-member Bodoland Territorial Council polls in Assam, officials said. The BPF is leading in 14 constituencies, UPPL in six, and the BJP in eight while nominees of the Congress, the Gana Suraksha Party …

Assam BTC election result: BPF wins 17 seats, UPPL bags 12, BJP gets 9; CM announces new chief
4 years, 3 months ago

Assam BTC election result: BPF wins 17 seats, UPPL bags 12, BJP gets 9; CM announces new chief

India Today  

Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council will witness a coalition-ruled council for the first since its formation in 2003 as NDA has secured majority with the United People's Party Liberal winning 12 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party winning 9 seats out of 40 council seats. — Amit Shah December 13, 2020 A crucial meeting between BJP, UPPL and GSP was held in …

Assam BTC election result: 3-way race among BJP, BPF and UPPL
4 years, 3 months ago

Assam BTC election result: 3-way race among BJP, BPF and UPPL

India Today  

Counting of votes for Bodoland Territorial Council election is underway and it has shown a triangular race between the ruling Bodoland People's Front, BJP and United Peoples' Party Liberal to come to power. According to the Assam State Election Commission report till 9.30 pm, BPF won 7 council seats and is leading in 9 other seats. BPF is an ally …

Voting underway for first phase of Bodo Territorial Council election
4 years, 3 months ago

Voting underway for first phase of Bodo Territorial Council election

India TV News  

Polling for the 40-member Bodo Territorial Council began on Monday morning in the first phase, with election officials and only a section of voters adhering to COVID-19 protocols. An official of the Assam State Election Commission said voting in paper ballot started from 7:30 am and will continue till 4:30 pm at 1,739 polling stations. Even senior leaders like BJP's …

Bodoland People's Front Founding Member Biswajit Daimary, Gen Secy Emmanuel Mosahary Join BJP
4 years, 4 months ago

Bodoland People's Front Founding Member Biswajit Daimary, Gen Secy Emmanuel Mosahary Join BJP

News 18  

Bodoland People's Front founding member Biswajit Daimary, who resigned from Rajya Sabha, and its general secretary Emmanuel Mosahary joined the BJP on Sunday. Welcoming them to the party, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said their joining will strengthen the BJP not only in the Bodoland Territorial Region but across Assam. Daimary, who was the BPF's working president, and Mosahary, an MLA, …

BJP Won't Ally with Bodo People's Front for 2021 Assembly Polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma
4 years, 4 months ago

BJP Won't Ally with Bodo People's Front for 2021 Assembly Polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma

News 18  

Guwahati: The BJP will not ally with the Bodo Peoples' Front for the next year's assembly elections in Assam, senior party leader Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday. The BJP allied with BPF during the 2016 assembly polls for five years but after this period the alliance will not be renewed, Sarma said while addressing a press conference. "It is …

Ahead of Assembly election, new regional parties pop up in Assam; but they may not be potent enough to dislodge BJP
4 years, 5 months ago

Ahead of Assembly election, new regional parties pop up in Assam; but they may not be potent enough to dislodge BJP

Firstpost  

Emerging out of anti-CAA protests, with its Assamese centric character and consequent inability to significantly mobilise cross-sectional participation, these parties would face considerable difficulty to expand their appeal beyond some 35 seats where Assamese speakers are dominant. This could hold true for groups like Anchalik Gana Morcha, which joined hands with Congress as well as Asom Sangrami Mancha or United …

BJP's Assam Ally Demands Election to Bodoland Territorial Council by October 27
4 years, 6 months ago

BJP's Assam Ally Demands Election to Bodoland Territorial Council by October 27

News 18  

The Bodoland People’s Front, a constituent of the ruling BJP-led coalition in Assam, on Saturday announced a series of programmes to press for the demand for holding the Bodoland Territorial Council election by October 27. The BPF will organise dharnas, hunger strike, torch rallies and bike rallies from Monday demanding that the poll be held by October 27, party general …

BJP ally BPF hints ending alliance over governor rule in Bodoland council
4 years, 10 months ago

BJP ally BPF hints ending alliance over governor rule in Bodoland council

Op India  

After governor’s rule was imposed in the Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam on April 27th, the Bodoland People’s Front which was in power in the council has expressed its displeasure over it and said that it is looking at other alternatives. 3/3 — Hagrama Mohilary April 30, 2020 Mohilary tweeted that in this time of emergency, people in the region …

NDFB factional leaders may contest in Assam election
5 years, 1 month ago

NDFB factional leaders may contest in Assam election

The Hindu  

Leaders of the factions of the National Democratic Front of Boroland may contest in the coming elections in Assam, along with the other signatories to the Bodo Peace Accord. The signatories are expected to hold a convention in Kokrajhar, the headquarters of the Bodoland Territorial Council, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on February 7 for celebrating the signing of …

By-Election Results 2019: Congress breathes easy in MP after Jhabua win; BJP strengthens grip in Assam, Sikkim
5 years, 5 months ago

By-Election Results 2019: Congress breathes easy in MP after Jhabua win; BJP strengthens grip in Assam, Sikkim

Firstpost  

In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress won the crucial Assembly seat of Jhabua, giving it an edge over the Bharatiya Janata Party, which was ousted in last year’s Assembly polls after enjoying three successive terms. However, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s confidant Sandeep Singh Sandhu lost to Shiromani Akali Dal’s Manpreet Singh Ayali in Ludhiana district’s Dakha Assembly seat. Congress loses …

Bodoland demand rise again in Assam after Kashmir split
5 years, 6 months ago

Bodoland demand rise again in Assam after Kashmir split

Op India  

Several Bodo organizations took out a mass rally in Udalguri, Assam demanding the creation of a separate state for Bodoland. The protest rally, organised jointly by the All Bodo Student Union, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, the People Joint Action Committee For Bodoland Movement, was supported by several other Bodo organisations as well. However, the present exercise gives an …

2019 Lok Sabha election: BJP-AGP alliance back on track in Assam
6 years ago

2019 Lok Sabha election: BJP-AGP alliance back on track in Assam

The Hindu  

Two months after breaking off over the Citizenship Bill, 2016, the Asom Gana Parishad and Bharatiya Janata Party are allies again in Assam. “After a prolonged discussion with senior AGP leaders, we decided to work together for the Lok Sabha election in Assam to defeat the Congress. Seat-sharing details will be announced later.” Mr. Bora said he and two other …

Assembly Election 2016: Fadnavis lauds Modi, Shah for 'historic win' in Assam
8 years, 10 months ago

Assembly Election 2016: Fadnavis lauds Modi, Shah for 'historic win' in Assam

Firstpost  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for the party’s “grand” performance in Assam and for making inroads in Kerala and West Bengal. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for the party’s “grand” performance in Assam and for …

In depth: BJP set to make big electoral gains from assembly poll results
8 years, 10 months ago

In depth: BJP set to make big electoral gains from assembly poll results

Hindustan Times  

From a sweeping victory in Assam to opening its account in Kerala, the BJP looked set to make big electoral gains on Thursday, bettering exit poll predictions that perhaps underestimated the undercurrent of support in favour of India’s ruling party. The good show in assembly polls will embolden the BJP to pursue its economic reforms with a renewed vigour and …

Assam 2016: For many non-Bodos, this Assembly election is a fight against 'Bodo hegemony'
8 years, 11 months ago

Assam 2016: For many non-Bodos, this Assembly election is a fight against 'Bodo hegemony'

Firstpost  

Saddled precariously on a cauldron of widening linguistic and cultural differences, both Bodos and non-Bodos would have to come forward to find a political solution soon lest these differences spill over from an electoral battlefield to an actual battlefield. The Bodos enjoy 95 percent of the facilities,” Sanmilita Janagosthiya Aikya Mancha candidate from the Tamulpur Assembly constituency Girish Mahanta told …

Stage set for Assam first phase assembly polls
8 years, 11 months ago

Stage set for Assam first phase assembly polls

The Hindu  

The ruling Congress, the BJP-AGP-BPF alliance and the AIUDF are locked in a keen battle as the stage is set for the first phase of Assam assembly polls to be held amidst tight security on Monday for deciding the fate of 539 candidates in 65 of the 126 constituencies. The first phase will witness mostly direct contest between the ruling …

Candidates must rely on local inputs, says Assam BJP
8 years, 11 months ago

Candidates must rely on local inputs, says Assam BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With opinion polls predicting an edge for the BJP in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, the party’s state unit wants star campaigners to rely more on “local inputs” rather than those furnished by “outsiders”. There is also a growing feeling among the BJP state cadre that the party is not being able to take “advantage of the …

Assam polls: Campaigning ends for first phase, 539 candidates in fray
8 years, 11 months ago

Assam polls: Campaigning ends for first phase, 539 candidates in fray

ABP News  

Guwahati: Campaigning in 65 assembly constituencies in Upper Assam, the north bank of Brahmaputra river and Barak Valley where polling will be held in the first phase on Monday, came to an end on Saturday. A total of 539 candidates, including 280 Independents, are in the fray including three-time Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and BJP's chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal. …

It’s advantage BJP, but can it win Assam?
8 years, 11 months ago

It’s advantage BJP, but can it win Assam?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: If there is one state the Bharatiya Janata Party is most interested in, among the five which have assembly polls beginning next week, it is Assam. BJP’s steady rise in Assam BJP’s phenomenal success in 2014 Lok Sabha elections needs to be seen in the backdrop of its steadily expanding footprint in the state. While its vote share …

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