Lok Sabha Election 2024: Bihar records lowest voter turnout at 47.74%; Tripura sees highest turnout at 80.06% in first phaseVoting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am today in 21 states and 102 constituencies. Assam had the highest turnout at 71.46%, f...
19 Apr, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
Bypolls: Opposition manages more than talking points in run-up to state pollsThe fact that these bypolls were held in the backdrop of the spiralling fuel prices, inflation, farmers' protests, unemployment worries and...
03 Nov, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
Contest bypoll in Kanyakumari, Karti tells Priyanka VadraWhile the Congress circles are sceptical about Vadra too shifting to South to fight LS polls ( (unless she is personally keen to get a Parl...
06 Mar, 2021, 08.38 AM IST
BJP leaders want more tangible schemes in AssamThe BJP, together with its allies, is targeting to win 100 of the 126 assembly seats in 2021.
11 Jun, 2019, 11.26 PM IST
Cash flow in 110 Lok Sabha seats under EC watchThe Centre for Media Studies projects that over Rs 50,000 crore will be spent on LS polls this year.
18 Mar, 2019, 12.07 PM IST
Asom Gana Parishad forms panel to explore alliancesThe party took stock of the political situation in Assam at a central executive committee meeting on Wednesday amid speculation that the AG...
22 Feb, 2019, 07.36 AM IST
BJP wins both LS, Assembly seats in Assam bypollsParty candidate Pradan Barua won the Lakhaimpur LS seat by a margin of 1,90,219 votes defeating his nearest rival Congress's Hema Prasanga ...
22 Nov, 2016, 06.07 PM IST
Assembly polls: West Bengal records 81%, Assam 78% voter-turnout in Phase-1West Bengal recorded 81% turnout and Assam 78.06%, according to estimates. The figures are likely to be revised upwards.
05 Apr, 2016, 06.01 AM IST
Poll watch: Why a lotus bloom is so crucial for BJP in Lower Assam's Barak ValleyContesting 91 seats in the state this time, leaving about 35 to allies, the BJP is the only party in the formation it heads that has any ap...
29 Mar, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
Assam Muslim heavyweight seeks Didi pactAssam's main opposition party in the Assembly that commands considerable support among the state's Muslims is seeking a tie-up with Mamata ...
11 Mar, 2016, 12.04 PM IST
In Assam, BJP and Congress’s fortunes depend on regional satraps like AIUDF and BPFEven more worrying is Congress CM Tarun Gogoi's reluctance to forge an alliance with AIUDF despite Congress' central leadership showing no ...
06 Mar, 2016, 11.17 AM IST
Ensure Assam stays Hindu majority: BJP MP Ramen DekaCiting 2011 Census, BJP MP says Muslims comprised 34% of the total population of Assam. Of this, only 3%-4% are indigenous Muslims.
06 Oct, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Setback for BJP in Assam as Bodoland Peoples Front sweeps pollsCongress failed to open its account despite contesting 40 seats. In 2010, Congress had won three seats in alliance with BPF.
13 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
First phase of Lok Sabha elections in Assam tomorrowFor the first time in the North East region and the third time in the country after Kashmir and Bihar, all polling booths have been declare...
06 Apr, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee counts on 7 NE states to go nationalMamata Banerjee's dream of entering national politics largely depends on the northeast where she has fielded candidates in 17 seats.
05 Apr, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
LS polls 2014: AIUDF don works extra hard to block BJP's foray into AssamThis mission keeps Badruddin Ajmal going in his party's second outing in the Lok Sabha election as he negotiates dirt tracks and remote ham...
03 Apr, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
Congress, BJP, AIUDF key players in AssamThe house of Asom Gana Parishad, which at one time dictated the direction of Assam politics, is in a state of disarray.
13 Mar, 2014, 12.37 PM IST