After ticket snub, BJP leadership steps in to contain dissent in AssamSenior BJP leaders are actively addressing internal party disagreements following the announcement of candidates for the upcoming 2026 asse...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
Himanta, Assam BJP chief Dilip Saikia reach out to leaders threatening to contest as IndependentsSeveral BJP leaders denied election tickets in Assam are threatening to run as Independents. This has prompted Chief Minister Himanta Biswa...
22 Mar, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Jalukbari constituency among 30 seats to be altered by proposed delimitationAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will have to look for a new constituency as Jalukbari constituency, which he had been representing...
25 Jun, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Assam polls: AGP releases third list of 13 candidatesApart from Phani Bhushan Choudhury who will contest from Bongaigaon, the other sitting MLAs are Kalita himself who will be in the fray from...
14 Mar, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
Delimitation Panel writes to speakers; Assam names 5 MLAsThe move by the commission sets in motion the process for redrawing parliamentary and assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, ...
11 May, 2020, 08.50 AM IST
New law soon to stop transfer of teachers in first 10-years of serviceAnnouncing the plan during the Question Hour, Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the bill will be introduced where there wil...
04 Mar, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
- Assam to soon start process of releasing declared foreigner who has completed three years in detention camp
There are around six detention centre spread across the state.
30 Jul, 2019, 11.54 PM IST
- Tribunals have identified 1, 17,164 foreigners till March 31 this year: Assam govt
The minister informed that from 2005-06 to 2018-19 around Rs 168.02 Crore were spent for foreigner tribunals.
29 Jul, 2019, 08.34 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
If Shah wants us to leave, we will: Asom Gana ParishadThe move follows a remark by finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that the AGP had no moral right to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bil...
27 Nov, 2018, 10.31 AM IST
AGP threatens to pull out of alliance with BJP over Sarma's comment on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016Sarma has launched a scathing attack on ally AGP and said," They (AGP) accepted March 24, 1971 as cut-off date instead of 1951 and Assam ha...
26 Nov, 2018, 07.53 PM IST
AGP conveys to BJP that it will contest Panchayat polls on its ownBJP and AGP are falling apart as the regional party is opposed to the Citizenship (Amendments) Bill 2016. AGP has even threatened to move o...
12 Nov, 2018, 08.58 PM IST
Asom Gana Parishad wants five out of 14 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha pollsFollowing its success in 2016 assembly polls, the party is preparing for the Lok Sabha and aiming to better its performance in 2019.
22 Aug, 2018, 06.47 PM IST
- AGP shelves proposed resolution against citizenship bill for the time being
There is pressure on AGP to snap ties with BJP, but several of its leaders prefer to stay in the government and continue opposing the bill.
01 Jun, 2018, 07.27 PM IST
Assam polls: Asom Gana Parishad plans to have friendly contest in six seats against BJPNow BJP leaders are mounting pressure on the party to contest the Guwahati West seat that was allotted to the AGP as part of the seat-shari...
19 Mar, 2016, 01.39 AM IST
AGP comes out with first list of candidates for Assam pollsAsom Gana Parishad, announced the first list of its 25 candidates for the hustings including the names of former chief minister Prafulla Ku...
10 Mar, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Asom Gana Parishad comes out with first list of candidates for Assam pollsAsom Gana Parishad, BJP's Assam Assembly election ally, today announced the first list of its 25 candidates for the hustings .
10 Mar, 2016, 04.09 PM IST