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Ruling BJP retains Assam’s Majuli assembly seat
Updated on Mar 11, 2022 09:29 AM IST
The by-poll was necessitated as former chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal vacated the seat after becoming a Union minister last year
Ruling BJP set to retain Assam’s Majuli seat
Congress, which won the seat thrice between 2001 and 2011, left it for the AJP, a newly formed regional party
Updated on Mar 10, 2022 01:12 PM IST
Himanta was sure of becoming CM even in his college days, says wife Rinki Bhuyan
"He was 22 and I was 17 when we first met and I had asked him what I would tell my mother about his future. He had replied- tell her that I will become the chief minister of Assam," said Riniki Bhuyan.
Published on May 10, 2021 08:03 PM IST
PTI | , Guwahati
PM Modi congratulates new Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma was earlier a Congress heavyweight and erstwhile chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s second-in-command
Updated on May 10, 2021 02:21 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as Assam’s 15th CM; 13 ministers also sworn in
The ministers are Ranjeet Kumar Dass, Chandra Mohan Patowary, Parimal Suklabaidya, Ronoj Pegu, Sanjay Kishan, Jogen Mohan, Ajanta Neog, Ashok Singhal, Pijush Hazarika, Bimal Bora (all from BJP) Atul Bora and Keshav Mahanta (from AGP) and Urkhao Gwra Brahma (from UPPL)
Published on May 10, 2021 01:17 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn-in as Assam CM, 13 MLAs also take oath
Himanta Biswa Sarma is the 15th chief minister of Assam, and the second Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) CM of the northeastern state. Sarma succeeds party colleague Sarbananda Sonowal in office.
Updated on May 10, 2021 01:00 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
Assam CM-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath today
Sarma was on Sunday elected 'unanimously' as the leader of the BJP’s legislature party in Assam, and will be the 15th chief minister of the northeastern state.
Updated on May 10, 2021 09:13 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
Himanta Biswa Sarma chosen as next CM of Assam, to assume charge tomorrow
Sarma, who will succeed fellow BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal in office, was on Sunday 'unanimously' elected as the BJP's legislature party leader in the northeastern state.
Updated on May 09, 2021 01:43 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
Himanta Sarma meets BJP's top brass to discuss Assam leadership; Sonowal to join
The BJP did not announce a chief ministerial candidate before the Assembly polls in Assam, where the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 75 seats in the 126-member Assembly and secured a second term.
Updated on May 08, 2021 01:35 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Shivani Kumar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
In Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma hold separate meets
BJP party leaders said the MLAs are likely to authorise the central leadership to take a call on the chief minister even though Sonowal is said to be a front-runner.
Updated on May 04, 2021 05:57 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
In Assam, AIUDF benefitted from BJP’s polarised poll campaign; improved its tally
The party, headed by Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal, won 16 seats, three more than its figure in 2016. Having contested just 20 seats of the total 126 in the state, AIUDF’s strike rate was an impressive 80%
Published on May 03, 2021 03:29 PM IST
Assam: The phenomenon called Himanta Biswa Sarma
HBS successfully plotted a BJP coup in Arunachal Pradesh. He toppled the Congress in Manipur, stitching up a BJP-led alliance in 2017. He cut political deals leading to a non-Congress government in Meghalaya too. In Nagaland, HBS was instrumental in making rival fronts tie up with the BJP
Updated on May 03, 2021 10:18 AM IST
Assam polls: Congress decision to move candidates to resort turns out premature
On April 10, the BPF shifted 8 candidates to a resort in Chhattisgarh. On April 9, the AIUDF shifted 18 of its candidates toJaipur . On April 22, the Congress shifted over 60 of its candidates to Sonapur. But on Sunday, the Opposition performed poorly.
Published on May 03, 2021 04:19 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Spotlight is on future roles for Sarbananda Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma
The campaign season has been marked by speculation of Sonowal possibly getting a role in the Union government and Sarma taking his place as CM, particularly since the BJP did not name a CM candidate outright.
Published on May 03, 2021 04:13 AM IST
Smriti Kak Ramachandran, New Delhi
Assam Election: Trends suggest deepening polarisation across state
The Congress, the main opposition party that ruled the state for 15 years from 2001 to 2016, has managed a seat share in the region of 20% for the fourth consecutive time in these elections.
Updated on May 03, 2021 08:37 AM IST
Roshan KishoreAbhishek Jha, New Delhi
In Assam, UPPL pips BPF in Bodo areas; BJP makes inroads
On Sunday, all three of BPF’s ministers of the Sonowal cabinet lost their seats. The most prominent among the losers was Pramila Rani Brahma, a winner from Kokrajhar East continuously from 1991, who lost to UPPL’s Lawrence Islary.
Published on May 03, 2021 02:09 AM IST
BJP 1st non-Congress govt to win consecutive terms in Assam
The BJP on its own had won or was leading in 59 seats, while its alliance partner the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) were ahead in nine and six seats, respectively.
Updated on May 03, 2021 07:39 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora resigns after defeat, sends letter to Sonia Gandhi
Owning responsibility for the party’s debacle in the assembly election, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ripun Bora resigned from his post on Sunday evening
Updated on May 02, 2021 11:53 PM IST
Akhil Gogoi, jailed president of Raijor Dal, wins from Sibsagar in Assam
The 45-year-old, who is at present admitted in Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH), defeated Surabhi Rajkonwari of BJP
Published on May 02, 2021 07:00 PM IST
BJP looks set to become first non-Congress govt to win consecutive terms in Assam
Official trends were available for 115 of the 126 seats at 11.30 am. The BJP and its allies were leading in 73 seats, ahead of the Congress and its allies in 41 seats
Updated on May 02, 2021 05:05 PM IST
Assam Election Results 2021 Highlights: CM Sarbananda Sonowal wins Majuli seat
Assam Election Results LIVE Updates: Assam to find out who will lead the charge for the next 5 years as counting of votes to begin shortly.
Updated on May 02, 2021 11:22 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Enthused by exit polls, BJP says will win nearly 85 seats in Assam
BJP Assam president Ranjeet Kumar Dass said party’s findings are based on what workers have calculated and there could be some difference in the actual outcome
Published on Apr 30, 2021 04:59 PM IST
Exit polls project 2nd term for BJP in Assam; Cong says it isn’t the true picture
Most exit polls on the assembly polls in Assam, which concluded last month, have projected another term for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition in the state
Published on Apr 29, 2021 09:53 PM IST
Police case registered over call for social boycott of BJP supporters in Assam
Unnamed people in Cachar district booked for seeking a social boycott of two men for defying their calls against working for the BJP during repolling in the Sonai assembly constituency on April 20
Updated on Apr 29, 2021 11:39 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
In Assam, 1 more Congress ally moves candidates out of state
The BJP has dubbed the move by Congress allies as drama and expressed confidence that the party along with its allies, Asom Gana Parishad and UPPL, would return to power with resounding majority.
Updated on Apr 11, 2021 11:43 PM IST
Utpal Parashar, Hindustan Times, Guwahati
Election Commission announces re-election in 4 polling booths in Assam
“Election Commission of India announces re-polling on 20th April at 4 polling stations in Ratabari, Sonai and Haflong, Assembly constituencies in Assam,” notified ECI on Saturday.
Published on Apr 10, 2021 02:24 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Assam polls: 18 leaders of Cong’s ally flown to Jaipur over horse-trading fears
The leaders have been kept in the same hotel in the Rajasthan capital where chief minister Ashok Gehlot camped with his party MLAs during a rebellion by then deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot in July 2020.
Updated on Apr 10, 2021 07:09 AM IST
Utpal Parashar and Sachin Saini, Hindustan Times, Guwahati/jaipur
AIUDF fears poaching by BJP, flies 18 candidates to Rajasthan
Political parties in Assam have started keeping their candidates under check over fears of possible poaching as they expect a tighter contest. AIUDF is part of the Congress-led alliance in Assam that hopes to wrest power from the BJP
Updated on Apr 09, 2021 06:29 PM IST
From no contest to likely winners, how Congress turned around its Assam campaign
When the campaign to form the next government in Dispur started three months ago, the contest seemed heavily in favour of the BJP and the Congress was almost in disarray. But that changed because of careful planning and an efficient campaign
Updated on Apr 09, 2021 07:03 AM IST
Miffed with handling of EVMs, Assam Congress wants CCTV links to strong rooms
On March 28, a day after conclusion of the first phase of polls, Congress had written to the EC seeking permission to install CCTV cameras in the space allotted to candidates of the party in front of the strong rooms so that they could keep tabs on the EVMs.
Updated on Apr 07, 2021 06:31 PM IST
