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Why 47 seats in 1st phase of Assam Assembly election are crucial for BJP Why 47 seats in 1st phase of Assam Assembly election are crucial for BJP The first phase of assembly election in Assam for 47 constituencies is crucial for the BJP to retain power in the state and achieve its ‘Mission 100 plus’ target. advertisement UPDATED: March 8, 2021 08:26 IST File photo of Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo Credits: PTI) With t...

BJP not to announce CM face in Assam before polls: Party state chief SECTIONS Last Updated: Mar 08, 2021, 07:07 PM IST Share Synopsis ​​​Incumbent chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and influential minister and convenor of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Himanta Biswa Sarma have also said the ultimate decision on selecting a person for the chief minister chair in the new government will be that of the partys Parliamentary board. This is in contrary to the position in 2016, when ...

This is in contrary to the position in 2016, when BJP had projected the then union minister Sarbananda Sonowal as its chief ministerial face before the elections were held.

The BJP in Assam has said it will decide on the chief ministerial candidate only after the results of the state election are out on May 2. The BJP earlier this week announced the names of candidates for 70 seats in Assam.

The Congress is fighting its first major election in the state without a face for the post of the chief minister, following the death of former CM Tar

In Assam, Congress stitches up a broad alliance. Will it be able to topple the BJP? The entry of the Bodo People’s Front could give the new coalition some real firepower. Mar 06, 2021 · 09:00 am BPF President Hagrama Mahilary and Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora addressing a joint press conference in Guwahati on February 28, 2021. | PTI On February 28, with assembly elections less than a month away, the Congress-led alliance in Assam got a boost when the Bodo People�...

The Congress’ ongoing efforts to reach out to the tea tribes before the polls in Assam suffered a setback with Rupesh Gowala, the general secretary of the influential Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, joining the ruling BJP here on Saturday afternoon.  ACMS is the apex body of tea workers in Assam affiliated to the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC). It has over eight lakh members. It participates in talks with the government and the management over daily wage and other welfare issues of ...

Updated: Party’s Mahila unit chief Sushmita Dev expresses disappointment over selection Share Article AAA Congress workers during party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadras public meeting, ahead of the State assembly polls, in Tezpur.   | Photo Credit: PTI Party’s Mahila unit chief Sushmita Dev expresses disappointment over selection Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora, a former BJP MP Ram Prasad Sarma and son of former union minister Pawan Singh Ghatowar were among the first list of 40 Congress c...

Assam polls 2021: BJP in a fix as Opposition parties thrust voter polarisation over NRC-CAA Assam polls 2021: BJP in a fix as Opposition parties thrust voter polarisation over NRC-CAA The opposition parties are looking to turn the emotive citizenship issue into a major poll plank in Assam Assembly Election, much to the discomfort of the ruling BJP. advertisement UPDATED: March 3, 2021 20:26 IST File photo of a demonstrator holding a piece of cloth with "No CAA" written on it during a protest ag...

In an effort to defeat the incumbent government, Gogoi also offered not to contest the election and to unite the opposition against the BJP.