EC reduced the 48-hour-long campaign ban imposed on the Assam minister to 24 hours after he assured the poll panel to abide by the provisions of the model code of conduct
The Congress on Saturday held a protest against the incident and alleged that the ruling party in the state is indulging in electoral manipulation
The Congress slammed the poll panel describing it as a dark day in parliamentary democracy
The authorities in Assam are likely to take action against over 500 Home Guards who refused to perform election duties
Two persons were injured
The Congress is pulling out all the stops to gain maximum seats
Men, women and first-time voters queued up in front of the polling stations in large numbers
Polling is underway in Assam for the second phase of assembly elections
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
Polling is underway in Assam for the second phase of assembly elections and Covid-19 safety protocols are being followed at various polling booths
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.
Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 39 seats in the second phase of assembly elections in Assam amid tight security, officials said
Shah on Wednesday told AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal sternly that BJP will not allow Assam to become a hub for infiltrators again
'The public has understood that there is no relation between jumlas (rhetoric) and development,' Gandhi said
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
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
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
Indo-Bangla bonhomie masks critical gaps
According to the 2019-20 annual report published by the MHA, Assam witnessed 153 insurgency-related incidents between 2016 and 2019
With the BJP advertising claims of winning all seats in upper Assam, the Congress on Sunday said it is in violation of model code of conduct