Assam Assembly Elections 2016
Assembly polls results 2016: All eyes on Assam, Tamil Nadu may go down to the wire- Assam's local exit polls give Congress more seats than BJP
- Exit polls reflects BJP's Mission 84 strategy for Assam: Sonowal
BJP chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal said that exit polls prediction reflected the Mission 84 strategy the saffron party had set two years ahead of the assembly polls for Assam. After - Gogoi junior shrugs off exit poll predictions, assures victory for Congress
- No alliance with AIUDF in Assam, says BJP
- Minor rejig in Cabinet likely if BJP wins Assam
- Exit Polls 2016: BJP set for best-ever show in Assam
The BJP is set to win Assam assembly eletions with its best-ever performance in the state, according to exit poll results released on Monday. According to C-Voter, the BJP and its allies are set to - Sarbananda Sonowal set to become the first 'saffron' chief minister in northeast
Sarbananda Sonowal is the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) potential trump card against the Congress party's reliable war horse Tarun Gogoi in the 2016 Assam Assembly elections. - BJP not averse to J&K-style alliance with AIUDF?
The BJP's minority wing in a surprise move announced that it would make Assam, which has the second-largest Muslim population in India, a model of minority development if it wins. Political observers - AIUDF chief Ajmal wants a Third Front to check BJP
Widely perceived as a possible 'kingmaker' in case of a hung verdict in the Assam elections, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal said that he favours a secular front of parties comprising the Congress, AGP, - Perfume baron smells 'horse trade' as results near
- Ajmal puts blame on price rise to Congress and BJP
- Tarun Gogoi engages in 'war of words' with Badruddin Ajmal
- Tarun Gogoi questions source of BJP's poll expenses
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday questioned the source of BJP's huge election expenses.BJP has spent a huge amount in advertisements, meetings and other activities during the Assam - BJP, Congress bicker over 'criminals'
A day after state Congress president Anjan Dutta accused BJP of fielding candidates with criminal backgrounds in the assembly election, BJP on Tuesday charged the ruling party with having done the - Confident of win, BJP sets priorities
A BJP leader said the saffron party was holding discussions within and outside the party on what should be the new government's priorities. - Assam assembly election 2016: Voting for BJP results in divorce
The husband of a 23-year-old woman in Biswanath Charali district divorced her after she reportedly cast her vote for Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently concluded election. - Tarun Gogoi swings back into action after Bihu
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday resumed his favourite pastime, golfing, before attending office after a period of hectic campaigning and the Bihu holidays that came immediately after. - Assam CM: RSS tried to divide voters on ethnic lines
After the high-voltage election battle against BJP, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday lambasted the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for trying to polarize the electorate on ethnic lines. An all-time high overall polling percentage of 84.72% in the two-phase assembly election in Assam has thrown the race to Dispur wide open.Political parties are now back at their drawing boards to - Assam records highest-ever polling in its history, surprise results likely
Voter Turnout May Touch 85% In Final Round - EC bars Gogoi from holding press conference
Borburi village in central Assam's Morigaon district looks different. Almost every corner displays political festoons and posters. - Muslim vote holds key in closing phase of Assam polling
For the first time in Assam, an assembly election turned into a war of cartoons with parties, especially BJP and Congress, lampooning each other through humorous sketches. Of the 1,088 poll booths in Kamrup (Metro) district, under which Guwahati falls, ascertaining which is the oldest is a difficult task. However, chroniclers of the city think they have an answer.
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