New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday, blamed the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “attitude” and his “immature politics” for the current political crisis the party is facing in Assam, which is scheduled to go to polls on April 9.Last week, Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi quit the Congress and joined the BJP. His son Prateek Bordoloi also withdrew his candidature from the Margherita Assembly constituency.Earlier, former Assam Congress…
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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…
Guwahati, March 20 (IANS) The nomination process for the Assam Assembly elections gathered momentum on Friday with several high-profile candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, set to file their papers, marking the formal beginning of an intense electoral battle in the state.CM Sarma, who is seeking re-election from the Jalukbari constituency, is scheduled to submit his nomination at the Kamrup (Metropolitan) District Election Office.Ahead of filing his papers, the Chief Ministe…
Guwahati, March 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday criticised Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi for travelling to Jharkhand to hold political discussions, asserting that Assam’s political affairs cannot be directed from outside the state. Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said he had never seen any political leader from Assam travelling to Jharkhand to conduct political negotiations related to the state. “I have never seen any political leader from Assam going to Jharkhand…
Guwahati, March 11 (IANS) Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, saying his party is prepared to take on the grand old party politically just as Iran has confronted the United States in global geopolitics. Speaking to reporters here, Akhil Gogoi criticised Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi over the recent developments surrounding alliance talks between the Congress and Raijor Dal ahead of the upcoming Assembl…
Guwahati, March 11 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said the party had made sincere efforts to forge an electoral alliance with Raijor Dal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, but discussions between the two sides could not lead to a favourable outcome. In a post on social media, Gogoi said the Congress had attempted to build a united opposition platform in line with the aspirations of the people of Assam, who wanted opposition forces to con…
Guwahati, March 8 (IANS) Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president Lurinjyoti Gogoi on Sunday reacted strongly to remarks made by some Congress workers who allegedly described him as an “imported leader” and an “outsider”, asserting that such comments are not only baseless but also disrespectful to the people of Assam.Notably, the state and central leadership of the Congress party have almost finalised a seat-sharing formula with Lurinjyoti Gogoi’s regional outfit, even as a section of Congress wo…
Guwahati, March 8 (IANS) Raijor Dal President and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi, on Sunday, announced the formal breakdown of his party’s alliance with the Congress ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, blaming senior Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain for what he described as “arrogance” that derailed the seat-sharing talks. Addressing the reporters here, Akhil Gogoi alleged that the alliance collapsed primarily due to disagreements over seat allocation, particularly over a…
Guwahati, March 7 (IANS) Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi said on Saturday that discussions are underway with regional parties in the state regarding the seat-sharing arrangement ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections, expressing optimism that a mutually agreeable formula will soon be worked out. Speaking to reporters in Jorhat, Gogoi added that negotiations are continuing as part of broader efforts to build Opposition unity in the state. “Talks are on with the regi…