Congress candidate Mandira Roy on Thursday wrested the Algapur Assembly constituency defeating her nearest AIUDF rival Mehbubul Hassan by 991 votes in the by-poll. ...
06:23 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Guwahati: Accusing the BJP and the AIUDF of making provocative statements, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday asked all political parties and outfits to refrain from calling bandhs as such actions were inflaming passions in violence-hit areas. "I am not happy about the way in which BJP and All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) and some other outfits are conducting themselves. I appeal to them not to make any...
02:03 AM, Aug 29, 2012
Mumbai: Even as thousands of people from the Northeast continued to flee Karnataka, there were similar concerns in Maharashtra as well. At Mumbai's Kurla Terminus, hundreds of people from the Northeast were seen heading home, despite Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's assurances that full security will be provided to them. Meanwhile, the state Home Minister RR Patil is expected to meet Pune police officials to discuss security arrangements there. Panic hit...
08:12 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Guwahati: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), the second largest party with 18 seats, is trying to bring in three more MLAs to its fold so that it can have its own Leader of Opposition in the 13th Assam Assembly. "Since we have three members less than the required 21 to have the Leader of Opposition, we are trying to bring in three like-minded elected members to our party...
08:16 AM, May 16, 2011
Guwahati: Two days after Congress ally Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) threatened to support opposition parties in the second phase of Assam assembly poll, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday described them as "our best friends". "Our alliance with the BPF is going to continue as they are the members of the same family. They will never go against us," Gogoi told reporters at the Congress headquarter Rajiv Bhavan in Guwahati....
11:34 AM, Apr 09, 2011
Guwahati: The BJP on Thursday charged the ruling Congress in Assam with entering into a "secret understanding" with the minority-dominated All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in a bid to form the government after the assembly polls. Releasing BJP's "44 point charge sheet" against the Congress, BJP general secretary and state's election in-charge Vijay Goel claimed that according to a "reliable source", there was a meeting between AIUDF president Badaruddin...
11:41 AM, Apr 08, 2011
Guwahati: There are more candidates facing criminal charges in the fray for this Assam polls than the previous one in 2006. While six per cent of the candidates were facing criminal charges in 2006, this time the figure has jumped to eleven per cent for the two-phase poll ending on April 11. Among the candidates in the second phase, three per cent are facing serious criminal charges like murder, kidnapping...
11:46 AM, Apr 07, 2011
Katlicherra: Contrasting fortunes hang on the cards for a senior Congress minister and his son, who are contesting as the ruling party's nominees in twin constituencies of Katlicherra and Algapur in Assam's Barak valley that goes to the polls in the first phase on April 4. Sitting MLA Gautam Roy, who will be seeking to enter the assembly for a record sixth term, is expecting a cakewalk with no serious...
03:03 PM, Mar 31, 2011
Guwahati: From first timers in their 20's to poll veterans in their 70's, including Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, there is an interesting line-up of contestants for the first phase of the Assam Assembly elections on April 4. The young brigade, including a woman, are first timers in the electoral battle to take on seasoned politicians and interestingly are all around 25 years of age. They are Lakhimai Pegu of BJP...
02:51 PM, Mar 31, 2011
Guwahati: Dissidence within the ruling Congress came to the fore on Saturday with the resignation of former Chief Minister Anwara Taimur and minister Bijit Saikia ahead of the Assam assembly polls. Taimur, a Congress aspirant from the Dalgaon assembly constituency, resigned from the primary membership of the party after she was denied ticket and joined the minority dominated All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Alleging that "senior" leaders of the...
02:35 PM, Mar 20, 2011
