April 06, 2026 11:57 am
BJP fields 37 sitting MLAs and 37 new candidates as compared to Congress’s 9 and 52 respectively; of the state's 126 seats, BJP is contesting 90 as against Congress's 98
March 28, 2026 12:49 am
As he makes his Assembly poll debut from Jorhat, Gaurav is projected by Oppn as its CM face, even as his BJP rival and five-term MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami enjoys considerable goodwill among locals
March 28, 2026 3:54 am
“As a result of Bhupen Borah and Pradyot Bordoloi joining BJP, the BJP house has become fragmented and divided. Many people have since left BJP,” the Assam Congress chief tells The Indian Express.
March 15, 2026 1:22 am
Last week, the Congress and these three other parties had announced that they will jointly campaign for the assembly election. Days later, alliance talks collapsed with another potential alliance partner, the Raijor Dal, which has announced candidates for 13 seats so far.
March 07, 2026 12:09 am
Making this announcement, Gaurav Gogoi said that there is not much time left for the elections, and that the parties will soon begin joint campaign programmes.
February 18, 2026 8:45 am
Bhupen Borah alleged that decision-making power within the Assam Congress has been concentrated in the hands of Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain
December 29, 2025 7:17 am
The party’s state president also reiterated that it has ruled out an alliance with the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).
August 04, 2025 8:15 am
With Assembly elections in Assam just months away, Gogoi will be in the thick of action formulating strategies to dethrone the BJP in the state, where the Congress has been out of power for 10 years
May 14, 2025 3:09 pm
Panchayat election in Assam shows that without a strong alliance and an alternative politics, the Opposition would not be able to beat the BJP
April 29, 2025 7:11 am
Bordoloi and Batadrava MLA Sibamoni Bora had minor injuries and their vehicles were damaged after they were attacked by unidentified miscreants with rods and hockey sticks in Dhing in Nagaon