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Man nabbed with bullets from new Assam govt’s swearing-in venue
Guwahati: A man was nabbed on Tuesday, May 12, from the venue of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Assam government allegedly with a few rounds of live bullets, police said. The…
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PM Modi, HM Shah to attend Himanta Sarma’s swearing-in today
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with top leaders of the Union government, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in Assam on Tuesday,…
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NDA leaders meet Assam Guv at Lok Bhavan, stake claim to form govt
Guwahati: Leaders of the NDA on Sunday, May 10, met Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, and staked claim to form the government in the state led by Chief Minister-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma.…
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Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma elected NDA leader, set to return as Chief Minister
Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Assam Assembly on Sunday, May 10, paving the way for him…
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Himanta claims ‘dhurandhars’ inside Congress, 6 MLAs will back BJP in prez polls
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that the BJP wields significant influence inside the Congress party in Assam, asserting that 30 Congress candidates in the recent Assembly elections shared cordial…
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Swearing-in ceremony of new Assam govt to be held on May 12
Guwahati: The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected BJP-led NDA government in Assam will be held on May 12, Chief Secretary Ravi Kota said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several union ministers, chief…
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Assam Congress to review poll performance on May 9
Guwahati: The Opposition Congress in Assam has convened a meeting of its district units on May 9 to review its poor performance in the recent assembly elections, according to a party circular.…
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Assam: BJP-linked political play shows demolition of minority family’s house
Guwahati: A Bharatiya Janata Party-linked local political play during the election campaign in Assam drew criticism for portraying a Muslim family’s house demolition, while the audience laughed at the depiction. A video…
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Every 6th BJP MP in LS won through ‘vote chori’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, May 6, alleged that every sixth BJP MP in the Lok Sabha secured his or her seat through “vote chori” and asked if they…
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Most of winning Congress candidates in assembly polls Muslims
New Delhi: Most of the Congress candidates who won in the recent assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu were Muslims, sources analysing the poll results said. As per the…
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Assam elections results: Delimitation key factor for NDA’s landslide win
Guwahati: The delimitation of constituencies to reduce the impact of minority candidates in their earlier strongholds is one among the many factors that led to the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) stupendous performance…
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Mandate of 2026 polls: A stronger right, a new south
Historic upsets. Disconcerting and unexpected winners. That’s the 2026 Assembly election results in four states and a Union Territory in a nutshell. Monday, May 4, results mark such a seismic shift in…
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Lotus blooming from Gangotri to Gangasagar: PM Modi on BJP’s assembly election win
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, May 4, said the lotus is now blooming from Gangotri to Gangasagar with the BJP’s historic victory in West Bengal and asked all parties…
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Five states, 824 seats, one night to go: India counts down to verdict day
The dust has settled on the polling booths in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry as political titans wait for Monday, May 4, when the winners of the intensely fought…
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hits back at Singhvi amid Khera row
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, May 1, launched a sharp counterattack on senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi amid the continuing controversy surrounding party spokesperson Pawan Khera, asserting…
