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Headline numbers mask AGP’s steady slide despite 10 years in power

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:39:00 +0000

Atul Bora, AGP president and party candidate from Bokakhat constituency, filing his nomination in the presence of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Golaghat on Monday.
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While an upstart born in the aftermath of the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests manages to hold its own against the principal Opposition party, the one synonymous with regionalism in Assam is in terminal decline even after enjoying the perks of power for the past decade.

The Raijor Dal, with party chief Akhil Gogoi its sole MLA in the outgoing Assembly and that too as an Independent contesting from jail, has managed to wrangle 11 seats from the Congress after calling off alliance talks and announcing candidates for 13 seats.

Published – March 24, 2026 12:12 am IST

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Assembly Elections LIVE: Former BJP T.N. president Annamalai unhappy with constituencies allocated by AIADMK

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:43:00 +0000

Election Commission says ₹408.82 crore worth of illicit inducements seized from poll-bound States till now

The Election Commission on Thursday (March 26, 2026) said over ₹408.82 crore worth of illicit inducements, including ₹17.44 crore in cash, liquor worth ₹37.68 crore and drugs worth ₹167.38 crore, had been seized through a coordinated approach involving multi-enforcement agencies in the four States and one union territory going for Assembly polls next month.

Election Commission says ₹408.82 crore worth of illicit inducements seized from poll-bound States till now

Election Commission reports ₹408.82 crore in illicit inducements seized from poll-bound States through coordinated multi-agency efforts.

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