2016 Assam Assembly Election

Sarbananda Sonowal invites former Assam CM Gogoi to attend his swearing-in ceremony

BJP Legislature Party leader Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday requested outgoing Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to take part in his swearing-in ceremony to be held on 24 May.

Border to be sealed in two years, Wagah-like ceremony along Indo-Bangla border: Sonowal

Sealing of the borders with Bangladesh will be completed in two year's time to put an end to infiltration, Sarbananda Sonowal said on Saturday.

Sarbananda Sonowal to take oath as Assam chief minister on 24 May

The new BJP-led government in Assam will be sworn in on 24 May in the presence of PM Modi, BJP's chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonwal said.

A sense of dèja vu: How TV election analysis errs time and time again

Thursday's television analysis repeated four fatal errors of election analysis that I have seen (and sometimes participated in, I'm ashamed to say) over the past two decades

BJP defeats Congress in Assam: Four reasons why this was inevitable

A massive win in Assam will help to expand the BJP's footprint in the remote north eastern region of the country.

Assembly elections 2016: What went wrong with the Left

The Left might have won in Kerala, but losing West Bengal despite going for an alliance with the Congress has come as a big blow for the party that had ruled the state for more than three decades at a stretch.

Assembly Election 2016: Nitish asks BJP not to go overboard celebrating Assam victory

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has cautioned BJP against going overboard with celebrations of its victory in Assam, as he congratulated all political parties and alliances which emerged victorious in assembly polls in the five states whose results were declared on Thursday.

BJP wins majority in Assam, defeats Congress for the first time in 15 years

BJP alone has won 44 seats and is leading in 17 while its allies Asom Gana Parishad won 20 seats in the Assam Assembly polls.

Poll results prove people have strong faith in BJP's devpt agenda: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said the five assembly elections results proved that people have strengthened their faith in the development agenda of the BJP.

Sealing Indo-Bangla border first priority: BJP's Sonowal

Sealing the Indo-Bangla border to check illegal infiltration will be top priority of the BJP government in Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal said.