#Assam

“Today, we are seeing in the Assembly a secular party like the Congress, which 150 years ago spoke about equal rights and duties, representing a particular religious community only,” says Assam CM during UCC Bill debate

For the first time we are looking at a string of elections where you can debate whether the overall outcome reflected popular will.

The BJP’s election manifesto listed “implementation of the UCC” — excluding tribal communities and parts of the state protected under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution — as one of the party’s core promises.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Oath-Taking Ceremony LIVE Updates: Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday appointed Sarma as the CM after he was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party.

2 senior leaders from BJP and one each from allies Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People’s Front will be sworn in along with CM

Following the meeting, Sarma met Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at the Lok Bhavan to stake a claim to form the new government

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Himanta Biswa Sarma elected BJP legislature party leader in Assam, set to return as CM

From 339 in 2013 to 282 now; steepest fall in UP, Bengal and Bihar even as population share remains high, BJP has only two Muslim MLAs

The Congress registered its worst performance in Assam, winning only 19 of the 126 Assembly seats.

The 2023 delimitation exercise has resulted in fewer constituencies in minority-dominated regions and more seats in areas where the BJP and its allies have established support bases

The NDA parties won all seats in the state where ethnic Assamese, tribal and Bengali-Hindu voters account for the bulk of the population, barring two.

A decade after it first came to power in Assam, the BJP is stronger than ever. It has clinched its first-ever absolute majority in the state by cornering 82 of the total 126 seats.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: ‘Take full responsibility for my role’: Jitendra Singh resigns as Congress’s Assam in-charge after poll debacle

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: ‘Focus on resolving real issues…. please don’t take victory for granted’: Pune’s Assamese community

As delimitation shrinks Muslim-representation seats, minority votes consolidate behind Congress even as NDA dominates across Assamese, tribal and Hindu-majority regions.

The BJP has complemented its ideological positioning with expansive welfare and development initiatives

Staffers and security guards said no programme by any political party or state executive member was scheduled or likely.

As Congress's state unit chief and its election face, the three-term MP not only led the party's campaign but also made an Assembly poll debut against a formidable BJP rival from Jorhat

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Signals of change from 3 states: BJP on the march in Bengal, DMK on the back foot amid Vijay’s rise, Congress set for Kerala return

For the 57-year-old leader looking at a second term as Assam CM, this is more than an electoral win; it is a reaffirmation of a political method built on organisational control, ideological repositioning, and an instinct for power