Assam election results: Newly-elected BJP MLAs to meet today to elect Sarbananda Sonowal as their leader
Newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Assam will meet here on Sunday to elect Sarbananda Sonowal as the leader of the legislature party, formalising the choice as the new Chief Minister of the state.
May 22, 2016, 09:48 AM IST
Fewer women candidates make it to Assam assembly this time
Women representatives will thus comprise only 6.35 per cent of the 126-member house, lower than the 11.1 per cent in the last assembly.
May 21, 2016, 16:57 PM IST
Gogoi resigns as Assam Chief Minister
Gogoi went to the Raj Bhawan this evening and tendered his resignation to the Governor who asked him to continue till the new government assumes office.
May 20, 2016, 21:59 PM IST
Assam voted for change, I am ready to take state on path to progress: Sarbananda Sonowal
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial candidate in Assam Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday thanked the people of the northeastern state for `overwhelming love`.
May 20, 2016, 10:50 AM IST
Assembly Election Results 2016: As it happened
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday crushed the Opposition and Tamil Nadu's AIADMK proved exit polls wrong by retaining power in Assembly elections.
May 20, 2016, 00:14 AM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: Mamata decimates Left in West Bengal, BJP routs Congress in Assam, Jayalalithaa creates history in Tamil Nadu, Left reclaims Kerala
The BJP on Thursday made history in Assam, decimating Congress which was dethroned in Kerala too even as Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee romped home for a second consecutive term in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
May 19, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
BJP, AGP, BPF make history in Assam, win 86 seats; CM designate Sarbananda Sonowal thanks people for massive support
BJP President Amit Shah too has congratulated the prime minister and CM designate Sarbananda Sonowal over the emphatic victory in Assam.
May 19, 2016, 23:00 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: Across India, people are placing their faith in BJP, says PM Modi (Watch video)
PM Modi said on Thursday - "I thank the people of this country for reposing faith in the BJP."
May 19, 2016, 22:48 PM IST
Assam Assembly Election Results 2016 - As it happened
BJP is all set to form the government in Assam as the final tally is out. BJP and its two poll allies AGP and BPF have secured 86 seats in the 126-member assembly. Catch all the latest updates here!
May 19, 2016, 22:23 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: What caused Congress-Left poll drubbing in West Bengal
Taken aback by the drubbing the Left Front-Congress alliance received in the West Bengal assembly polls, two opposition leaders, who played a key role in forging the unlikely pact, on Thursday blamed the "adverse political atmosphere" and the "selective transfer of BJP votes in specific constituencies" for the electoral debacle.
May 19, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Assembly Election Results: The story of Queen Bees and a Blooming Lotus
After the terrible drubbing BJP faced in Delhi and Bihar, Amit Shah seems to have revived his Midas touch capturing power in Assam for the first time and opening an account in Kerala.
May 19, 2016, 17:16 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: Here are the key takeaways
While the non-performing and corrupt governments in some states were rejected, voters clearly preferred the development plank of incumbent governments which promised to usher their states in a new era of growth and prosperity. Here are the key takeaways from these elections.
May 19, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
As Congress loses grip on electorate, party leaders demand elevation of Rahul Gandhi
As the Congress is inching close to face identity crisis after losing two more prominent states – Assam and Kerala – on Thursday, the party leaders think its time to promote vice president Rahul Gandhi.
May 19, 2016, 16:50 PM IST
Poll victory: Andhra CM Naidu congratulates Jayalalithaa, Mamta Banerjee
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday congratulated his Tamil Nadu and West Bengal counterparts J Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee over the victory of AIADMK and All India Trinamool Congress in the Assembly elections.
May 19, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
Assembly poll results 2016 stamp on performance of Modi govt, says Amit Shah
Hitting out at Congress, Shah said, “Assembly Election Results show that people who trying to disrupt Parliament and politicise issues have been shown doors by voters.”
May 19, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi would fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's dream of 'Congress-mukt Bharat': Nitin Gadkari
The BJP was on the road to victory in Assam for the first time.
May 19, 2016, 14:29 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma: The maverick who played a key role in decimating Congress in Assam
The 47-year-old street smart politician was once the blue-eyed boy of Tarun Gogoi.
May 19, 2016, 13:01 PM IST
Congress loses Assam, Kerala; Rahul Gandhi accepts verdict of people with humility
With Congress displaying a dismal performance in Assembly Election in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam, party vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accepted defeat with humility.
May 19, 2016, 12:16 PM IST
Assembly election results: PM Narendra Modi buoyed by BJP's performance in Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam
In the history of Indian politics, BJP for the first time opened its account in Kerala Assembly Election 2016.
May 19, 2016, 11:52 AM IST
Assam election results: BJP set to form government with huge victory - How PM Narendra Modi-Amit Shah's strategy did wonders
Keeping in view the latest trends available so far, BJP+ ( BJP-AGP-BPF alliance) has taken a huge lead and it seems the party is all set to form its first government in BJP-AGP-BPF alliance) has taken a huge lead and it seems the party is all set to form its first government in Assam. BJP+ is leading on more than 80 seats, while Congress is ahead just in 22 constituencies.
May 19, 2016, 10:52 AM IST
