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Assam elections 2026: How have smaller allies fared?

May 5, 2026 admin

BJP emerged as the single-largest party, winning 82 seats, followed by Congress in a distant second with 19 seats. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Story so far: Incumbent Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma won a second term as the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) won 102 of the 126-seat Assembly polls. The Congress-led six-party alliance won only 21 seats (Congress –19, Raijor Dal – 2) while All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) won…

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Assam Assembly elections 2026: Bid to woo new voters in CM Himanta’s long-time constituency Jalukbari

April 7, 2026 admin

A huge hoarding of ‘Akou ebar BJP sorkar’ (BJP government once more) greets visitors as they emerge from the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Assam’s Guwahati. However, there’s little else giving away the fact that it’s election season here barring an odd party flag or empty booth. The road to the city is festooned…

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103-Year-Old Woman Votes In Assam’s Dhubri

May 7, 2024 admin

Polling began at 7 am and is scheduled to continue until 5 pm. Guwahati: A 103-year-old woman cast her vote in Assam’s Dhubri today in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Video footage from Birsing Aminerchar village shows the woman being escorted to a polling station by a relative before she enters the…

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