Kaziranga (Assam) [India], May 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the Kaziranga session is an opportunity to brainstorm on a series of schemes and the role of cabinet colleagues and legislators in the proper implementation of schemes as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas'

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Sunday swept Guwahati Municipal election by winning 58 of the total 60 wards.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 24 (ANI): The counting of votes for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) election began in Guwahati on Sunday.

Guwahati Apr 22 PTI Nearly 53 per cent of around eight lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation GMC polls on Friday the Assam State Election Commission ASEC said No untoward incidents like booth capturing or similar poll-related violence took place and the election completed peacefully the ASEC said in a statement Out of the total 60 wards of the GMC candidates in three were elected unopposed Polling was conducted through EVMs for the first time in all 757 polling stations of the 57 remaining wards The statement said that the tentative overall poll percentage in the election was 5280 per cent The electoral fate of 197 candidates will be known on April 24 when votes will be counted The BJP had fielded candidates in 53 seats out of which three were elected uncontested Its ally Asom Gana Parishad contested in seven wards The Congress has put up candidates in 54 wards the Aam Aadmi Party in 38 Assam Jatiya Parishad in 25 and the CPIM in four Nineteen others including Independents are also in the fray PTI SSG NN NN

Guwahati Mar 21 PTI The Opposition staged a walkout in the Assam Assembly on Monday over alleged horse trading of MLAs by the ruling BJP ahead of the Rajya Sabha pollsAs soon as the House assembled in the morning the Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia of the Congress said the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the ruling BJP were indulging in undemocratic practices by allegedly trying to buy MLAs to win both the Rajya Sabha seats from Assam for which elections will be held on March 31Speaker Biswajit Daimary tried to pacify the Opposition and requested them to allow continuance of the Question Hour but his pleas fell on deaf earsThe chief minister on Sunday had claimed that suspended Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das will vote for BJP-led NDA candidates during the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in the state after a meeting with himThis is being done to weaken the Opposition and democracy Saikia said adding the chief minister allegedly said all Congress and opposition MLAs are ready to join the BJPThe treasury bench strongly opposed this resulting in a noisy situation inside the House The opposition started shouting slogans and waved placards with slogansThe opposition comprising the Congress AIUDF CPIM and the Raijor Dal moved to the well of the House and shouted slogans like Save Democracy Wont Allow Death of Democracy Inquilab Zindabad Follow Constitution and Jai Aai Asom among othersThese were countered by BJP MLAs with shouts of Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Shree RamYou opposition please sit down and discuss the issue Only then we can solve it Theres no problem in discussing the issue in the House The Rajya Sabha polls will be held as per rule Daimary saidAfter continuously shouting slogans inside the well of the House for 35 minutes during which the Question Hour continued members of the four opposition parties staged a walkout from the AssemblyThe BJP has nominated Pabitra Margherita as its candidate for one seat while United Peoples Party Liberals UPPL working president Rwngwra Narzary was named for the second seatThe two seats for which elections are due are currently held by Ripun Bora and Ranee Narah of the Congress Bora is in the fray this time as the Opposition parties joint candidateThe ruling coalition stands comfortably poised to get one of its candidates easily elected though it may fall short by a couple of votes if the Opposition votes as a bloc for its lone nominee so farOut of seven Rajya Sabha seats from Assam the BJP currently holds three and Congress two BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad AGP has one member in the Upper House while the remaining one is held by an IndependentThe BJPs strength in the 126-member Assam Assembly is 63 while its allies AGP has nine and UPPL has seven MLAsIn the opposition camp the Congress strength is 27 All India United Democratic Front AIUDF has 15 members Bodoland Peoples Front BPF has three and CPIM has one MLAs There is also one Independent MLA PTI TR MM MM

Guwahati Mar 19 PTI BJPs coalition partner in Assam the United Peoples Party Liberal UPPL has named its working president Rwngwra Narzary as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha pollsTwo seats from the state are falling vacant election for which is due on March 31While the BJP has nominated Pabitra Margherita as its candidate for one seat the saffron party and AGP another coalition partner made way for the UPPL to field its nominee for the second seatWe are really happy to announce the name of Shri Rwngwra Narzary Working President of UPPL as the candidate for the ensuing Rajya Sabha election We extend our heartfelt thanks to our coalition partner BJP AGP for giving us one seat of Rajya Sabha to contest UPPL president Pramod Boro said in a tweet on Friday Boro also thanked Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with the state BJP chief Bhabesh Kalita and AGP president Atul Bora for their supportThe Asom Gana Parishad AGP is the third partner in the BJP-led coalition in the stateThe two seats for which elections are due were held by Ripun Bora and Ranee Narah of the Congress Ripun Bora is in the fray this time as the Opposition parties joint candidate The ruling coalition stands comfortably poised to get one of its candidates easily elected though it may fall short by a couple of votes if the Opposition votes as a bloc for its lone nominee so far Out of seven Rajya Sabha seats from Assam the BJP currently holds three and Congress two The AGP has one member in the Upper House while the other is held by an Independent The BJPs strength in the 126-member Assam Assembly is 63 while AGP has nine and UPPL has seven MLAs The Bodoland Peoples Front BPF which has lent its support to the government in the Assembly floor but not entered into any political alliance has three MLAsIn the opposition camp the Congress strength is 27 AIUDF has 15 members and the CPIM has one MLA There is one Independent MLA alsoThe last date for filing nominations for the upcoming election is March 21 while scrutiny of papers will take place the next dayThe last date for withdrawal of nominations is March 24 according to a notification issued by the Election Commission of IndiaVotes will be counted on March 31MLAs in the 126-member Assam assembly will participate in the Rajya Sabha elections as members of the Upper House of Parliament are elected by legislators in state assemblies It is an election through proportional representation PTI SSG MM MM

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies are leading in 64 out of 80 Municipal Corporations in Assam for which votes are being counted on Wednesday.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 9 (ANI): The counting of votes for 80 municipal corporations in Assam, which consist of 977 wards, began on Wednesday.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 6 (ANI): Assam has recorded a total voter turnout of 70 per cent in the Municipal Board Election till 8 pm, stated the Assam state election commission.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 6 (ANI): Assam has recorded a voter turnout of 20.75 per cent till 11:00 am in the Municipal Board Election, stated the Assam state election commission.