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Congress in Assam: Party at risk of being shellacked again if it fails to navigate host of external challenges

Be it the Muslims, tea garden workers or the various Scheduled Tribes in Assam, the Congress no longer has a consolidated voter base to fall back upon.

Sarbananda Sonowal set to expand Assam ministry before 15 Aug; Topon Gogoi among probables

This round of expansion is likely to see the entry of eight new ministers with six from the BJP and one each from the two allies.

Assam bypoll: Dhemaji Assembly seat records 67 percent voter turnout in peaceful polling

Around 67 per cent polling was registered in the by-election to Dhemaji Assembly constituency on Sunday, much lower than the turnout of the Assembly poll held last year.

Bypolls 2017: Srinagar records poor turnout at 6.5% as violence kills 7; clashes reported in MP as well

Bypolls across 10 states in India took place on Sunday. While polling was peaceful in eight constituencies, Madhya Pradesh's Ater Assembly seat and Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar Lok Sabha seat witnessed violence.