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Cash, drugs, gold worth Rs 64.82 crore seized in poll-bound Assam

As per the directions of the Election Commission, the authorities have seized cash to the tune of Rs 12.17 crore and drugs, gold and silver ornaments valued at Rs 52.65 crore

AIUDF eyeing development of Assam, not CM's chair: Ajmal

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal on Tuesday said his party would always "stand for the state's unity and development", and continue to serve its people

Congress announces list of 21 candidates for Assam Assembly polls

The Congress on Tuesday came out with lists of candidates for elections for the upcoming state polls, including 21 for the Assam Assembly elections. With this, the Congress has announced candidates for 92 seats in Assam. The party also came out with separate lists of candidates for polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. For Assam, the party announced a list of 21 candidates, for Kerala six candidates, for Puducherry 14 candidates, and for Tamil Nadu, it named four candidates. Voting for five assembly elections will begin on March 27, with West Bengal having the maximum eight phases continuing till April 29, while counting of votes for the four states and one union territory will be done on May 2, the Election Commission said on Friday. The Assam assembly polls will be conducted in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6, while polling for the Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections will take place in a single phase on April 6. Elections for the West

Assembly polls 2021 LIVE: BJP aims for 'Andolan-Mukt' Assam, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Congress is "shamelessly" talking of secularism. Stay tuned for LIVE updates as we track poll campaigns

NE was neglected by Centre before BJP came to power, says Rajnath in Assam

Modi has ensured that one central leader would visit Assam and Northeast every month to listen to the problems of this region, he added

BJP will win only in Assam: Sharad Pawar's Assembly poll prediction

In the upcoming Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party will retain power in Assam, but other parties will win in other states, predicted National Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday

Assam Assembly polls: A look at CM Sonowal's achievments in past 5 years

In 2016, when the state last had elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power, dislodging a Congress government led by stalwart Tarun Gogoi

Confident yet cautious: BJP bets on polarisation, Centre's schemes in Assam

As for the vastly tweaked CAA, the BJP has been curiously silent about it after it provoked adversarial reactions

Without viable CM face, Congress hopes its alliance will help reclaim Assam

With no local leader emerging as a viable choice for chief minister, the party has decided to take a call on this important issue later

Assam Assembly polls: AGP releases third list of 13 candidates

The AGP is an alliance partner of the ruling BJP-led combine in Assam

LIVE: Farmers' stir may continue till December, says Rakesh Tikait

BJP announces 63 candidates for third, fourth phase of Bengal polls

Assam polls: BJP to contest on 92 seats, releases third list of candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its third list of candidates for the Assam assembly elections

CAA not election issue in Assam; people will vote logically: BJP

Assam BJP chief Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Sunday claimed that the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not an issue in the upcoming assembly elections in the state

We'll block border areas to stop entry of illegal Bangladeshis: Rajnath

Singh on Sunday assured that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power it will block borders to stop the entry of illegal Bangladeshis

Insurgency on decline in Assam, state on path of progress: Rajnath

Singh on Sunday said that terrorism and insurgency have declined in Assam

As Assam goes to polls, spotlight on 10 lakh tea garden workers

As Assam goes to three-phase Assembly polls with numerous issues, the spotlight is on the 10 lakh tea garden workers

Assam assembly polls: Rajnath Singh to address public meetings today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday will address three public meetings in the poll-bound state of Assam.

BJP is confused, Assam is going to slip out of their hands: Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh CM and Congress' senior observer for state assembly polls Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said that the BJP has failed to deliver on 2016 poll promises

Assam polls: EC seizes cash, liquor, other items worth Rs 31.81 crore

Cash amounting to Rs 8.80 crores, liquor worth Rs 7.68 crores and gold and silver ornaments valued at Rs 1.46 crores have been seized in the state, the Election Commission said on Friday

BJP's ally AGP names six candidates for second phase of polling in Assam

Ruling alliance member Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Thursday released its second list of candidates containing six names for the second phase of polling on April 1.