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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 polls between Cong-AIUDF's maha jhooth and NDA's maha vikas: PM Modi

PM Modi slammed Congress and said that the ongoing Assam Assembly election is a "battle" between the Congress-AIUDF grand alliance's 'maha jhooth' (great lies) and NDA maha vikas (great development)

People in Assam have shown Congress-led alliance "red card": PM Modi

Drawing a football analogy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the people of Assam have shown the "red card" to the Congress-led Grand Alliance in the state

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

Assam Assembly polls: 10.51% voter turnout till 9.30 am in second phase

Assam recorded a voter turnout of 10.51 per cent till 9.30 am across 39 constituencies in 13 districts during the second phase of the state assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC)

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.

Vote in record numbers while following Covid-19 norms, says Nadda

JP Nadda appealed to the voters of West Bengal and Assam to participate in the "festival of democracy" by exercising their right to vote in record numbers in the second phase of assembly elections

Amit Shah appeals to people of Bengal, Assam to vote in large numbers

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people of West Bengal and Assam to vote in large numbers in the second phase of polling for the Assembly elections.

Assembly polls: PM urges people of Bengal, Assam to vote in record numbers

With polling getting underway for the second phase of assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam on Thursday morning, Modi urged voters of both states to exercise their franchise in record numbers

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

Assam Congress MLAs will not leave party post-election, says Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot on Wednesday asserted that Congress MLAs will not leave the party after the assembly polls, as the people of the state have seen the BJP-led government's "misrule" for five years

'I am not like PM Narendra Modi who lies to India 24/7': Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi, while addressing an election rally in Chaygaon constituency in Assam's Kamrup district, urged people to listen to him if they want to hear the truth

LIVE: Seeing 'huge wave' in favour of NDA in poll-bound states, says Modi

All eyes are on battleground Nandigram, where Mamata Banerjee has locked horns with her protege-turned-rival Adhikari. Stay tuned for LIVE updates as we track poll campaigns of political parties

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

ECI issues notices to Assam newspapers over BJP advertisement

ECI has issued notices to 8 newspapers of Assam which carried an ad of the BJP in the form of a headline claiming that the party will win all 47 seats where elections were held in the 1st phase

Congress lodges FIR against Sonowal, Nadda, 8 Assam newspapers over BJP ad

The Congress has filed a police complaint against Assam CM Sonowal, BJP chief JP Nadda, state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and eight leading newspapers for "camouflaging an advertisement as news"

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

BJP expels 7 Assam leaders for contesting as independent candidates

The BJP in Assam on Sunday said that it has expelled seven leaders from the primary membership of the party for six years for contesting