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In 2016, the BJP scripted history and formed the government for the first time in the state ending Congress`s 15-year rule
BJP and its allies Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People`s Front won a combined 86 seats in the 126-member Assam Assembly
BJP bagged 60 seats, AGP 14, and BPF 12 seats, while Congress could manage to win only 26 seats
Majuli (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday (March 9) filed his nomination from Majuli Assembly constituency for the second time, ahead of the Assembly polls.
The term of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Assam is up to May 31, 2021. The Assembly elections for 126 seats will be held in three phases starting from March 27. In 2016 Assembly polls were held in two phases. A total of 2,32,44,454 electors will elect the candidates in Assam for the 15th Legislative Assembly of Assam. Of the 126 seats, the number of reserved seats for SCs is eight and for STs, it is 16. The number of polling booths in Assa
Congress has dumped Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi s ideology: MP Dilip Saikia sentinelassam.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sentinelassam.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Upset over seat-sharing with AIUDF in Assam, Congress workers protest, vandalise party office
Upset over seat-sharing with AIUDF in Assam, Congress workers protest, vandalise party office
Gheraoing Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati, the party s state HQ, Congress workers in Assam said they were unhappy with the seat-sharing arrangement finalised with Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF.
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UPDATED: March 9, 2021 23:24 IST
Congress workers demonstrating outside party state HQ Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati on Monday (Photo Credits: Hemanta Kumar Nath/India Today)
HIGHLIGHTS We want to save Congress in our constituency, said one Congress worker
The AIUDF has given tickets to 7 of its 13 sitting MLAs
Congress workers in Assam made sure to communicate their displeasure over the seat-sharing deal Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF. With less than a month to go for the 2021 Assam Assembly elections, this show of discontent could impact morale among the Congress cadre in the state.
Assam polls: CM Sonowal files nomination from Majuli aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Congress on Sunday released a list of three more candidates for the first phase of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. Congress leader Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah will contest from Titabar, Bharat Ch Narah from Naoboicha and Padma Lochan Doley from Dhakuakhana. The main opposition party had on Saturday released the first list of 40 candidates for the upcoming three-phase election for the 126-member Assam Assembly. Polls to the 15th Legislative Assembly polls in the state will begin on March 27 as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India with counting slated to be held on May 2. Leader of Opposition Debabtata Saikia will contest from Nazira, his traditional bastion and former minister Rakibul Hussain will contest from Samuguri.