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Assam assembly polls: Congress to pull out all stops for last phase

The Congress is pulling out all the stops to gain maximum seats

Assembly Elections 2021: Over 73% turnout in Assam till 5 pm, says EC

Men, women and first-time voters queued up in front of the polling stations in large numbers

Assam Assembly Polls: 38.08% voter turnout recorded till 1.10 pm, says EC

Polling is underway in Assam for the second phase of assembly elections

Assam Assembly elections: Peaceful polling in second phase underway

The situation in Assam was peaceful with a significant number of voters turning up during the morning hours to exercise their franchise in the 39 seats where voting was underway in the second phase

Assam Assembly polls: Covid-19 safety protocols followed at polling booths

Polling is underway in Assam for the second phase of assembly elections and Covid-19 safety protocols are being followed at various polling booths

Voting temporarily halted due to EVM malfunction in Assam's Silchar, Nagaon

Voting for the second and penultimate phase of Assam assembly elections on Thursday was temporarily stopped at polling stations at Silchar and Nagaon due to EVM malfunctions.

Polling begins for 39 seats in second phase of Assam Assembly elections

Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 39 seats in the second phase of assembly elections in Assam amid tight security, officials said

BJP will not allow Assam to become infiltrators hub again: Amit Shah

Shah on Wednesday told AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal sternly that BJP will not allow Assam to become a hub for infiltrators again

Assam polls 2021: Rahul accuses BJP of doing nothing in name of development

'The public has understood that there is no relation between jumlas (rhetoric) and development,' Gandhi said

Assam elections: Several ministers, Deputy Speaker in fray in second phase

The fate of Assam Ministers including Piyush Hazarika, Bhabesh Kalita and Deputy Speaker of State Assembly Aminul Haque Laskar will be decided in the second phase of Assembly polls on Thursday

Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit, weapons recovered in Assam's Kokrajhar

Assam Police recovered arms and ammunition including three AK 56, three AK 56 magazines and 157 rounds of bullets in the Gossaigaon area of Kokrajhar on Monday

Assam: BJP expels 7 more leaders for contesting against party candidates

The ruling BJP in Assam on Sunday expelled seven more leaders from the party for six years for contesting as Independent candidates against the party's official candidates

Borderline issues

Indo-Bangla bonhomie masks critical gaps

Assam witnessing fewer terror incidents in the last 5 years, shows data

According to the 2019-20 annual report published by the MHA, Assam witnessed 153 insurgency-related incidents between 2016 and 2019

Register FIRs against Nadda, Sonowal for ads on Assam outcome: Cong to EC

With the BJP advertising claims of winning all seats in upper Assam, the Congress on Sunday said it is in violation of model code of conduct

Assam Election 2021 LIVE: 72.1% polling recorded till 6 pm, says ECI

Assam Election 2021 LIVE updates: Around 8,109,815 voters will decide the fate of 264 candidates which includes big shots like Chief Minister Sarbananada Sonowal

Assam elections: Polling for 47 seats tomorrow, 8.1 million people eligible

Polling will begin at 7 am in 47 constituencies across 12 districts in the first phase of Assam elections where the ruling BJP and Congress-AIUDF alliance are locked in a direct electoral contest

High-pitched campign for first phase election in Assam comes to end

The poll on Saturday will decide the fate of 247 candidates

Assam's economic development picks up pace. Can state finances keep up?

The share of agriculture in Assam's GSDP has declined between FY15 and FY19, but due to its weak finances, the state govt has not been able to fully provide for the needs of the emerging sectors

BJP wants to scale newer heights of progress in Assam: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there has been significant progress in Assam over the last five years and asserted that the BJP now wants to scale newer heights of progress