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
AGP demands reservations for local peopleBJP ally Asom Gana Parishad, after a legislature party meeting on Thursday, wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah demanding 100% quota for...
06 Dec, 2019, 06.59 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
BJP Lok Sabha tally down to 272 from 282 in 2014Even this tally is delicate as one BJP MP, Kirti Azad, stands suspended from the party, and another MP Shatrughan Sinha is on a rebellious ...
21 May, 2018, 08.53 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
Bypolls to 4 Lok Sabha, 8 Assembly seats on November 19The notification will be issued on October 26 and bypolls will take place on November 19.
18 Oct, 2016, 12.48 AM IST
On BJP executive agenda, how to spread wings in northeastBJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is the convener of NEDA, told ET, “Shah is keen on Northeast and we are working to increase our Lok Sab...
12 Jun, 2016, 04.00 AM 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
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
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
AAP ticket for former Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti activistSoon after filing her nomination from Koliabor, Jinti said she will capitalize on the common man's anger against Congress rule in Assam.
22 Mar, 2014, 11.26 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
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Congress to decide on candidates via primariesaking a leaf out of the AAP strategy, the Congress will decide candidates of 16 LS seats, including that of Union Minister Kapil Sibal’s Ch...
31 Jan, 2014, 06.28 AM IST