Stage set for Assam's final phase of polling in 40 seats on Tuesday

Assam is all set to witness direct and triangular contests in 40 assembly constituencies that are going to polls in the last of the three phases on Tuesday to decide the fate of 337 candidates,......

BJP dumps ally in Assam, picks up new partners to rule autonomous body

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday decided to dump its alliance partner Bodo Peoples' Front to join hands with the United Peoples' Party Liberal and the Gana Suraksha Party to form the next......

BJP's show of strength at Sonowal's swearing-in ceremony

Steering the Bharatiya Janata Party to power for the first time in the Northeast, Sarbananda Sonowal was on Tuesday sworn in as the 14th chief minister of Assam heading an 11-member ministry that......

Alliances may cost BJP dear in Assam

The BJP's tie-ups with the Bodoland People's Front and the Asom Gana Parishad have incurred the wrath of local party leaders and workers ahead of next month's assembly elections, reports......