• Now, BJP mulls 'friendly' with regional ally
    Taking a cue from its poll partner Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), which declared 'friendly' contests with BJP in six constituencies over and above the 24 seats assigned to it, the saffron party said it
  • Jabeen harps on Vajpayee connection as poll plank
    BJP's candidate for the Goalpara West assembly seat, Jabeen Borbhuiyan, 56, never misses an opportunity to remind voters that former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had once told her that she was like a
  • Gogoi reaches out to loyal Titabor
    Minutes after filing his nomination from Titabor in his home district of Jorhat on Friday, three-time chief minister Tarun Gogoi thanked the people of his constituency for giving him a chance to serve
  • Poll frenzy as candidates file papers
    The state is in the grip of an election frenzy with thousands of supporters escorting their candidates to election offices for filing nomination by beating drums, cymbals and raising loud slogans on
  • Sop Talk: Gogoi offers govt jobs and cows to women
    It’s raining free mosquito nets, blankets and funds in poll-bound Assam. Also doing the rounds are promises of 50% job reservation for women and proposals for cross-bred heifers (high milk producing
  • BJP walks the tightrope over Bangla influx
    The BJP faces the daunting task of balancing its stand on Bangladeshi migrants and preservation of Assamese identity in the state.