Utpal Borah of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the election, polling a total of 96,582 votes. He defeated Congress candidate Sankar Jyoti Kutum by a decisive margin of 52,722 votes.In Guppur constituency, BJP candidate Utpal Bora defeated Congress MP Sankar Jyoti Kutum in a closely watched contest.Statewide, exit polls showed a strong showing for the … Read more
Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Pinarayi Vijayan and Himanta Biswa Sarma New Delhi: Today’s Chanakya’s exit poll forecast released on Thursday covers West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, assamand kerala.A day earlier, several other pollsters released estimates for those states.The figures represent the average number of seats each party is likely to win, Chanakya Today reported. Forecasts point … Read more
Himanta Biswa Sarma, Atul Bora (left); Gaurav Gogoi, Lurin Jyoti Gogoi, Akhil Gogoi (right) New Delhi: As the people of the ‘tea state’ prepare to elect a new government on April 9, ‘Asomiya jatiyotabad’ (assamNationalism) remains a central issue in Assam. For decades, the state has grappled with anxieties about protecting its cultural and demographic … Read more
The 2026 Assam Assembly elections will be held in a phased manner, making it one of the key political events of the year. Voting in all 126 constituencies will be held on Friday, with results scheduled to be announced on May 4.More than 240 million eligible voters are expected to take part in the election, … Read more
New Delhi: As the political row escalates ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on Monday strongly denied Congress’ allegations that she holds a foreign passport and has undisclosed assets abroad.Riniki Bhuyan Sharma in a post on X denied the allegations and hit back at … Read more
New Delhi: The 2026 Assam Assembly elections are shaping up to be a decisive political contest, a clash of experience versus emerging leadership, legacy and renewed energy. At the center of the battle are two high-profile constituencies: Jorhat, where Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has turned the campaign into a popularity contest, and Jalukbari, the chief … Read more
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that US President Donald Trump “controls” him. He also called Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma the “most corrupt chief minister” in the country and accused him of running “land ATMs” in the state along with Modi … Read more
BJP releases manifesto ahead of polls (Photo/PTI) New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, outlining ambitious cultural, economic and governance promises aimed at cementing its position in the state. The document, released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, lists out 31 promises of the party’s ‘Sankalp … Read more
GUWAHATI: While the Congress-led opposition alliance has vowed to topple the Assam chief minister and the BJP-led NDA government, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the opposition has no agenda and the people of the state are fully behind the ruling party, except for “Bangladeshi infiltrators”.Assam Chief Minister said on Wednesday that they (the Congress-led opposition … Read more
