CMs BJP ruled states of NE to participate in Northeast Samavesha in BengaluruThese leaders have started campaigning and will be there till May 8 to reach out to the people of Northeast in general and Nagaland in part...
05 May, 2018, 06.40 PM IST
Conrad Sangma sworn in as the chief minister of MeghalayaConrad Sangma was administered oath after he met with Governor Ganga Prasad on Sunday evening to stake claim to form government.
07 Mar, 2018, 07.24 AM IST
Dalit vs Brahmin, Hindu vs Muslim: The failed anti-Modi narrativeWhat does this mean for 2019? It means that the Opposition can no longer hope for success by painting the BJP and Narendra Modi as divisive...
06 Mar, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Committed to winning back trust of people in NE: Rahul GandhiThe party won 21 seats in Meghalaya, where it was in power, and could not garner the support of regional outfits to cobble together a coali...
05 Mar, 2018, 06.01 PM IST
Bigger crisis & many questions for CPM after Tripura routIt explains why traditionally anti-CPM Congress supporters en block shifted to BJP in Tripura the moment the saffron party positioned as a ...
05 Mar, 2018, 08.15 AM IST
UDP extends support to NPP for government formation in MeghalayaThis development comes after Congress met with Governor Ganga Prasad late last night, saying it should be invited to form government as the...
04 Mar, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
CPI-M's surrender, Rahul's unwillingness for alliance led to Tripura result: Mamata BanerjeeShe said the result in Tripura was due to CPI-M's "surrender" and the "failure" of the Congress to agree to an alliance.
04 Mar, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Call for 'adjustment' with Congress grows louder within CPI(M)The heavy defeat in Tripura has raised several questions within the CPI(M) on adopting the "right strategy" for survival, party leaders sai...
04 Mar, 2018, 11.06 AM IST
Mukul Sangma wins both seats in Meghalaya even as Congress falls short of half-way markThe Congress party has emerged as the single largest party in the state leading in 22 seats in the state with its main rival NPP leading in...
03 Mar, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
View: BJP’s massive surge in the Northeast is a result of a patient but smart strategyWith possibility of relatively fewer seats in the Hindi belt states during 2019 polls, BJP may rely on its N-E surge to compensate for the ...
03 Mar, 2018, 06.57 PM IST
Counting of votes in 3 Northeastern states todayWhile the Congress has been ruling Meghalaya for 10 years, the Naga People’s Front (NFP) has been in power in Nagaland since 2003, except f...
03 Mar, 2018, 06.56 AM IST
Religion to play key role in Nagaland pollsKnowing the region is a Christian-dominated one, there is a move among political parties to woo voters from the community in the poll-bound...
18 Feb, 2018, 05.14 PM IST
Traditional Congress voters on BJP radarCongress MLA SR Barman, who along with five others joined BJP in the run-up to polls, said: “People are not going to spoil the anti-Left vo...
14 Feb, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Amit Shah, others lay pitch for Modi onslaught on Sarkar’s citadelBJP is contesting in 51 seats, while its partner, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), has fielded candidates in nine.
14 Feb, 2018, 07.32 AM IST
EC to announce dates for Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland polls todayThe term of the Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura assemblies is ending in March and the elections are likely to be conducted in a single phas...
18 Jan, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Will the close fight between Congress and BJP suggest a rebalancing of politics in the country in 2018?The Congress’s pushback in Gujarat — PM Modi’s home from where he was catapulted to the top job — is the first sign that the BJP’s momentum...
31 Dec, 2017, 01.46 PM IST
Buoyed by poll victory in Gujarat & HP, BJP now eyes win in NortheastAs many as four northeastern states are going to polls in 2018. BJP has built a strong base of cadre and network of organisations in these ...
18 Dec, 2017, 10.15 PM IST