Cong slams Centre over Bogibeel inauguration

A day after inauguration of the historic Bogibeel Bridge by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress today attacked the Centre for not inviting former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the inauguration. Assam leader of opposition Debabrata Saikia said it is very unfortunate that the BJP led government has not invited former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […]

PN Syiem resigns from PDF after being sidelined

PDF chief PN Syiem has quit the party he formed after being allegedly sidelined by fellow party leaders. Syiem, who was the chairman of PDF, shot off a resignation letter to party president Ivanlumlang Marbaniang. In the resignation letter Syiem stated that since the party he had exerted to establish was not in need of […]

Assam panchayat election results: BJP racing ahead of rivals, counting of votes continues

Half way into its 5-year term, the BJP in Assam has demonstrated its grassroots support base by sweeping the Panchayat polls in the state at all levels. The Congress has put up a spirited fight to be on the second place. The AGP, that had snapped ties with the BJP for the panchayat polls, seems […]

Cong all set to form govt in Madhya pradesh; BSP joins hands

Congress emerged as single largest party with 114 seats while the BJP finished with 109 seats in the final tally for Assembly election results in Madhya Pradesh. It was a big setback for the BJP which had ruled the state for 15 long years. While Congress has finally made a comeback in the state, it […]

Counting of votes for Assam Panchayat polls underway

Counting of votes for Assam Panchayat polls is underway across the state. The BJP seems to clearly enjoy an advantage so far with the party clearly heading as per the latest figures are concerned. As per latest reports, the BJP is leading in 565 gaon panchayat member seats while AGP is ahead in only 89 […]

Mizoram CM Lal Thanhawla submits resignation to Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan

Mizoram Congress president Lal Thanhawla has submitted his resignation as Chief Minister of the state. The veteran Congress leader called on Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan to tender his resignation. Lal Thanhawla lost from both South Champhai and Serchhip as the his party, the Congress, could garner only 5 seats. #MizoramResults2018 | Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla to […]

Assembly Election result: MNF returns to power in Mizoram

The Mizo National Front has returned to power in style in Mizoram with the party almost making a clean sweep. As per the latest figures, the MNF is leading 25 seats while the Congress is leading only 5 seats while the BJP has won only 1 seat till now. #ResultsWithNortheastLive | Battleground MizoramLeads 40/40 MNF […]

Campaigning for first phase Panchayat polls ends in Assam; parties carry out intense campaigning across state

Campaigning for Assam’s most politically divided Panchayat polls comes to an end this afternoon with the BJP and its alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad not only battling each other but also engaged in an unprecedented war of words. The opposition Congress and the AIUDF are the two other main political players in the fray but […]

Cong constitutes enquiry committee to look into allegations of anomaly in candidate selection

The Assam Congress has been forced to set up a disciplinary committee headed by a senior vice president following serious complaints of Panchayat poll tickets being distributed by some party leaders in exchange for money. The committee will look into the complaints and enquire into the allegations of favoritism, collection of money and other anomalies […]