New Delhi/Guwahati, March 22 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday released its fifth list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, naming nominees for seven constituencies across different regions of the state.According to an official statement issued by the party’s Central Election Committee, the candidates have been finalised for seats including Gossaigaon, Dotma (ST), Bihpuria, Bhergaon, Mazbat, Haflong (ST) and Katigorah.The list was approved by the Congress leadership as part of …
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New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Congress, on Friday, released another list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, naming nominees across key constituencies while leaving a set of seats for its ally, Raijor Dal. According to an official statement issued by the Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal, the party’s Central Election Committee has finalised candidates for several Assembly constituencies spanning Upper Assam, North Bank and Barak Valley regions.Among t…
Guwahati, March 20 (IANS) In a significant boost to opposition unity ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, the Indian National Congress and Raijor Dal on Friday have finalised a seat-sharing arrangement, with the Congress agreeing to allocate 11 constituencies to Akhil Gogoi-led regional outfit. According to the agreement, Raijor Dal will contest from Sivasagar, Dalgaon, Dhing, Sissiborgaon, Digboi, Bokakhat, Manas, Tezpur, Kaliabor, Margherita, and Mariani constituencies.The understan…
New Delhi/Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday released another list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, naming 22 nominees across key constituencies in the state. According to an official statement issued by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Central Election Committee has approved candidates for seats spread across Lower Assam, Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Upper Assam and Barak Valley. Prominent names in the latest list include Manik Ch…
Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) In a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nihar Ranjan Das, on Thursday, resigned from the party’s primary membership after being denied a party ticket from the Dholai Assembly constituency in the Barak Valley region. In a resignation letter addressed to the Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia, Das said that he had served the party “honestly and sincerely” as the MLA of Dholai Assembly constituency and ha…
Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) In a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, Prateek Bordoloi on Thursday withdrew his candidature from the Margherita Assembly constituency, citing “present circumstances” following his father Pradyut Bordoloi’s switching sides to join the BJP.In a letter addressed to Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress president and chairman of the party’s Central Election Committee, Prateek Bordoloi conveyed his decision with “utmost respect and …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, announcing nominees for 88 constituencies across the state.The list was finalised at a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee, chaired by the top leadership of the party.The list features several prominent leaders, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who will contest from Jalukbari, a seat he currently represents and is co…
Guwahati, March 18 (IANS) The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Tuesday expelled Mankachar MLA Aminul Islam from the party for six years over allegations of anti-party activities, while the legislators also sent a resignation letter to the party chief Badruddin Ajamal in a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections. Party leaders said Islam, who also served as a vice-president of the AIUDF, was earlier suspended following complaints that he had been en…
Guwahati, March 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually addressed a large gathering in Kokrajhar from Guwahati after inclement weather prevented him from travelling to the Bodoland area as scheduled. Addressing the people of Bodoland through a virtual link, the Prime Minister said he had started from Delhi with the intention of reaching Kokrajhar, but could not do so due to adverse weather conditions. “That is why I am addressing the people of Bodoland from Guwahati,” he s…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) In a political development ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, former Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Finance Secretary Jayanta Khaound joined the Congress on Monday along with several other party leaders. Khaound was formally inducted into the party at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of senior leaders, including AICC General Secretary and Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh Alwar, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress observer for A…