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Days After Quitting, Assam MLA Who Wasn't Named For Polls, Returns To BJP

Edited by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday March 13, 2021, Guwahati

Assam MLA Shiladitya Dev, who gave his resignation to the BJP earlier this week after he was denied a ticket to contest the assembly election, has returned to the party fold as the BJP said he will continue to remain in the party as an "important member".

In Assam Elections, BJP's "3S" Campaign Up Against Congress's "5G" Yatra

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday March 12, 2021, Hojai, Assam

When the BJP came to power in Assam for the first time in 2016 - a milestone for the party in the northeast, they did so by promising the people of the state that they will protect their jaati or community, maati or land and bheti or base.

Not Congress, BJP Says This Party Is The Main Opponent In Assam

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday March 12, 2021, Guwahati

With just days to go for elections to begin in Assam, the ruling BJP has said it is Badruddin Ajmal's All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) that will be the main opponent of the party and not the Congress.

Congress Nominates Ex-BJP Minister For Diphu Seat In Assam Polls

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 11, 2021, Guwahati

Four days after BJP minister Sum Ronghang joined the Congress after denied ticket, the opposition party on Thursday nominated him to contest the forthcoming Assam Assembly polls from his Diphu constituency.

"Unkept Promise": Employees Of Two Defunct Paper Mills In Assam Not To Vote For BJP

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury , Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday March 11, 2021, Guwahati

In a setback to the incumbent BJP government, some 1,800 employees of two defunct paper mills in Assam have declared that they will not vote for the BJP since the party had failed to fulfil its promise made last election to reopen the two establishments. The angry workers have even launched a campaign against the party.

No More PM Photo On Covid Vaccination Certificates In Poll-Bound States

Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday March 11, 2021, New Delhi

The certificates issued against Covid-19 vaccination in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, will no longer carry Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo. This decision has been taken by the Union Health Ministry under the direction of the Election Commission after the Trinamool Congress pointed out that it was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

Congress Announces List Of 26 Candidates For Assam Elections

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 11, 2021, New Delhi

The Congress on Wednesday announced a list of 26 candidates for the Assam Assembly polls.

Assam BJP MLA Alleges 'Political Wipeout' Of Old-Timers, Quits Party

Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday March 11, 2021, Guwahati

Assam BJP MLA Shiladitya Dev has given his resignation to the party after he was denied a ticket to contest the election this time. Mr Dev said he will contest as an independent.