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BJP’s Kanad Purkayastha, AGP’s Baishya elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Assam

Asom Gana Parishad’s Birendra Prasad Baishya and BJP’s Kanad Purkayastha (right) after being declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha elections (X/Habib_M_C)
Published on Jun 13, 2025 10:52 pm IST

BJP, allies on strong footing in Northeast; Congress leading in six seats

(Representative Photo)
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 10:46 am IST

Assam: Dissatisfied over ECI’s delimitation, AGP MLA resigns from party posts

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday evening published the final order for delimitation of 14 Parliamentary and 126 Assembly Constituencies for the state of Assam. (Representative Image)
Updated on Aug 12, 2023 09:15 pm IST

BJP holds crucial meeting with allies over seat-sharing in Assam

Leaders of BJP and its allies at home minister Amit Shah's residence in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Published on Mar 03, 2021 10:05 pm IST

AGP leader Pabindra Deka quits party

Members of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) take out a protest rally against CAA, in Guwahati in October 2018.
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 02:42 pm IST

BJP-BPF alliance headed for split before Assam assembly elections

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and other senior BJP leaders left for Delhi to discuss upcoming assembly polls in the state.
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 01:43 pm IST

Court stays election of Atul Bora as AGP chief for violating order

Summons have been issued to Bora, Mahanta and Choudhury to appear before the court on November 11. (Photo@ATULBORA2)
Updated on Sept 08, 2020 11:59 pm IST

Asom Gana Parishad, BJP’s Assam ally, to move Supreme Court over Citizenship Act

Protest against citizenship law in Guwahati on December 12.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 01:50 am IST

Amid Citizenship Act protests, Assam CM says will protect ‘genuine citizens’

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo @sarbanandsonwal)
Updated on Dec 15, 2019 01:34 pm IST

Dissent grows in Assam’s ruling BJP-AGP govt, many leaders quit

Lawmaker from Congress party, Abdul Khaleque holds a banner in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at the Parliament House in New Delhi on Friday.
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 03:42 pm IST

Passage of revised citizenship bill might affect BJP fortunes in Assam & Northeast, feel experts

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pushed through the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill, (CAB) 2019 in Parliament
Updated on Dec 12, 2019 09:19 am IST

HT Picks: This week’s most interesting reads

Parsis, the Assam Accord, and a funny memoir on dating on HT Picks this week!
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 07:40 am IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP is fighting to keep 4 out of 5 seats in first phase

The Bharatiya Janata Party is looking to keep in its kitty the four out of five Lok Sabha seats in Assam.
Published on Apr 11, 2019 12:27 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP releases list of 8 Assam seats; drops 3 sitting MPs

Union minister and BJP leader JP Nadda shows the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, at party office in New Delhi on March 21.
Updated on Mar 21, 2019 09:12 pm IST

AGP joins hands with BJP again, likely to contest 3 seats in Assam

Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) President Atul Bora along with senior party leaders in Guwahati.
Updated on Mar 13, 2019 11:48 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Undecided on alliance with BJP, AGP may contest 10 Lok Sabha seats in Assam

Former chief minister and senior Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta along with other party members at a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment ) Bill, 2016.
Published on Mar 06, 2019 06:35 pm IST

AGP walkout an emotional loss: Assam BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma during his election rally ahead of Assam Assembly polls in 2016 (File Photo)
Published on Jan 14, 2019 08:42 am IST

‘Doors are open for AGP if it wants to return to NDA fold,’ says Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is often described as the
Updated on Jan 14, 2019 08:20 am IST

As rift with BJP grows, Shiv Sena to oppose Assam’s Citizenship Amendment Bill

As rift with BJP grows, Shiv Sena to oppose Assam’s Citizenship Amendment Bill.
Updated on Jan 07, 2019 08:32 am IST

One killed in police firing in first phase of panchayat polls in Assam

There were reports of minor disruptions due to mismatch of names of candidates and election symbols and names of voters missing from rolls. A total of 43,515 candidates were in the fray for the first phase of the polls.
Updated on Dec 05, 2018 07:37 pm IST

Assam shuts down against Citizenship Bill, protesters disrupt road, rail traffic

Despite assurances of safety and threats of revoking their trade licenses, shops and business establishments at most places remained shut.
Updated on Oct 24, 2018 04:56 pm IST

Former insurgent, student leader, ex-Congressmen among new Assam ministers

Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi (centre) and chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal (4th from right) pose for a photograph with new ministers after the swearing-in ceremony, at Raj Bhawan in Guwahati on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 09:50 pm IST

Two years into alliance, BJP-AGP ties in Assam shows signs of strain

Scores of workers of AGP and BJP fought over allotment of sheds of a market in Chaygaon, nearly 50 km from Guwahati, last Sunday.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 08:41 pm IST