2016 Assam Assembly Elections

Assembly Election 2016: Who won big in TN, WB, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry

This Assembly Elections, the BJP is a clear victor in Assam. Mamata is the reigning queen in West Bengal and 'Amma' Jayalalithaa is slated for another term as the Chief Minister. Here are the major winners from the states

Congress' decision to go solo in Assam led to its loss: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday attributed BJP's maiden victory in Assam to Congress' decision not to go for an alliance in the assembly polls.

Assam polls: Only 8.6 percent women candidates in fray; number dwindled since last elections

The number of women in the electoral arena in these polls is only six more than that in 2011, when 85 of them had entered as contestants and 14 — all from Congress — made it to the state legislature.

Make sure BJP alliance gets an absolute majority: PM Modi tells Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the people of Assam to vote decisively for the BJP, warning that a hung assembly will hurt the state.

Sonia Gandhi launches offensive against Modi in Assam, says BJP's communal politics controlled from Nagpur

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making grandiose statements during his visits abroad while "spreading hatred" at home, and cautioned voters in Assam against BJP's "communal politics controlled from Nagpur".

Assam polls: For 10 years Congress govt at Centre was being run from Italy, says Shah

Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that if BJP wins in Assam, the state government will be run by RSS from Nagpur, party chief Amit Shah said on Thursday that the previous UPA government at the Centre was being run from Italy.

We will completely seal Bangladesh border, promises Rajnath Singh

Home minister Rajnath Singh has said the NDA govt will completely seal the Indo-Bangladesh border within a reasonable time-frame to stop illegal immigration

Narendra Modi makes statements full of lies, has lowered PM's post, says Tarun Gogoi

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of lying and making statements against him "without basis