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"Asom Gana Parishad Given 1 Seat With Winning Chance": Himanta Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the BJP has kept its assurance of giving at least one Lok Sabha seat with 'winning chance' to its alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) so that the regional party has representation in lower House.
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BJP To Contest 11 Lok Sabha Seats In Assam, 3 For Allies: Himanta Sarma
The BJP will contest 11 seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls in Assam, leaving three for its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
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BJP Ally AGP Promises Implementation Of Assam Accord In Manifesto, Ignores CAA
Asom Gana Parishad, a BJP ally, has promised in its poll manifesto the implementation of the 1985 Assam Accord, which states that the government would identify and deport refugees and migrants who had come into the state after March 25, 1971.
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Prafulla Mahanta Lacks "Winnability", Says Party In Assam He Founded
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) chief Atul Bora on Sunday indicated the party feels that its founder and two-time chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta doesn't have winnability in the coming election.
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Asom Gana Parishad Leader Quits Party, Joins BJP, Given Ticket
Former Asam Sahitya Sabha Parishad president Parmananda Rajbongshi quit the AGP and crossed over to the BJP on Saturday at the saffron party's state headquarters.
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Priyanka Gandhi To Start Assam Campaign Tomorrow With Temple Visit
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will on March 1 visit poll-bound Assam to campaign for her party. In her two-day campaign, she will be travelling to several districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river, where the BJP and its ally, the AGP, have a strong presence.
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Assam Lawmaker Pabindra Deka Resigns From Assembly
MLA Pabindra Deka, who recently quit the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and joined the newly-floated Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), on Monday resigned from the state legislative assembly.
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Months Ahead Of Assam Elections, Asom Gana Parishad's Show Of Strength
Once considered "irrelevant" and faced with bankruptcy, the Asom Gana Parishad or AGP on Sunday took out a motorbike rally of nearly 4,000 men seen trailing behind the party leaders on Royal Enfields. The show of the strength by the AGP - one of BJP's oldest ally in the northeast region - comes at a time when the ruling party is trying to expand it...
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Committed To Keep Assam Outside Citizenship Act: Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the ruling coalition partner in Assam, Saturday said the party is with the indigenous people of Assam and is committed to keeping the state outside the purview of the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Former Assam Chief Minister Alleges NSG Cover Withdrawn Over Citizenship Law Protest
Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta will no longer have the protection of the elite commandos of the National Security Guards (NSG), officials said. He has been downgraded to a security detail comprising commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Mr Mahanta, a senior leader of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and an MLA, who h...
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"Not As Happy As I Should Be": Novelist Jayashree Goswami Mahanta on Sahitya Akademi Award
Novelist and former AGP Rajya Sabha member Jayashree Goswami Mahanta on Wednesday said "I am not as happy as I should be" with the news of winning the Sahitya Akademi award and promised to distribute the prize money among the families of those killed during anti-citizenship law protests in Assam.
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Amid Citizenship Law Protests, BJP's Assam Ally Says May Withdraw Support
It was a mistake on part of Asom Gana Parishad to support the citizenship law in both the houses of parliament, former Assam Chief Minister and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta said on Monday.
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Exclude Brahmaputra Valley From Citizenship Law: BJP's Assam Ally
Asom Gana Parishadchief Atul Bora said on Sunday that the Brahmaputra valley, where violent protests have been happening over the amended Citizenship Act, should be excluded from its purview.Asom Gana Parishad is BJP's ally.
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Assam Students' Body, Protesting Citizenship Law, Hints Launching Party
The All Assam Students Union (AASU), which has been protesting the amended Citizenship Act, on Sunday hinted at launching a political party along with "Shilpi Samaj" (artists'' forum) as an alternative to the ruling BJP and AGP as well as to opposition Congress.
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BJP's Assam Ally Does A U-Turn On Citizenship Act, To Approach Top Court
A key BJP ally in the northeast, which had supported the amended Citizenship Act, has now decided to oppose it. The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) announced its stand on Saturday after a crucial meeting attended by senior party leaders. The party has now decided to approach the Supreme Court against the contentious law.
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"Asom Gana Parishad Given 1 Seat With Winning Chance": Himanta Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the BJP has kept its assurance of giving at least one Lok Sabha seat with 'winning chance' to its alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) so that the regional party has representation in lower House.
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BJP To Contest 11 Lok Sabha Seats In Assam, 3 For Allies: Himanta Sarma
The BJP will contest 11 seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls in Assam, leaving three for its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
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BJP Ally AGP Promises Implementation Of Assam Accord In Manifesto, Ignores CAA
Asom Gana Parishad, a BJP ally, has promised in its poll manifesto the implementation of the 1985 Assam Accord, which states that the government would identify and deport refugees and migrants who had come into the state after March 25, 1971.
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Prafulla Mahanta Lacks "Winnability", Says Party In Assam He Founded
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) chief Atul Bora on Sunday indicated the party feels that its founder and two-time chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta doesn't have winnability in the coming election.
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Asom Gana Parishad Leader Quits Party, Joins BJP, Given Ticket
Former Asam Sahitya Sabha Parishad president Parmananda Rajbongshi quit the AGP and crossed over to the BJP on Saturday at the saffron party's state headquarters.
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Priyanka Gandhi To Start Assam Campaign Tomorrow With Temple Visit
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will on March 1 visit poll-bound Assam to campaign for her party. In her two-day campaign, she will be travelling to several districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river, where the BJP and its ally, the AGP, have a strong presence.
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Assam Lawmaker Pabindra Deka Resigns From Assembly
MLA Pabindra Deka, who recently quit the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and joined the newly-floated Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), on Monday resigned from the state legislative assembly.
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Months Ahead Of Assam Elections, Asom Gana Parishad's Show Of Strength
Once considered "irrelevant" and faced with bankruptcy, the Asom Gana Parishad or AGP on Sunday took out a motorbike rally of nearly 4,000 men seen trailing behind the party leaders on Royal Enfields. The show of the strength by the AGP - one of BJP's oldest ally in the northeast region - comes at a time when the ruling party is trying to expand it...
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Committed To Keep Assam Outside Citizenship Act: Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the ruling coalition partner in Assam, Saturday said the party is with the indigenous people of Assam and is committed to keeping the state outside the purview of the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Former Assam Chief Minister Alleges NSG Cover Withdrawn Over Citizenship Law Protest
Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta will no longer have the protection of the elite commandos of the National Security Guards (NSG), officials said. He has been downgraded to a security detail comprising commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Mr Mahanta, a senior leader of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and an MLA, who h...
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"Not As Happy As I Should Be": Novelist Jayashree Goswami Mahanta on Sahitya Akademi Award
Novelist and former AGP Rajya Sabha member Jayashree Goswami Mahanta on Wednesday said "I am not as happy as I should be" with the news of winning the Sahitya Akademi award and promised to distribute the prize money among the families of those killed during anti-citizenship law protests in Assam.
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Amid Citizenship Law Protests, BJP's Assam Ally Says May Withdraw Support
It was a mistake on part of Asom Gana Parishad to support the citizenship law in both the houses of parliament, former Assam Chief Minister and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta said on Monday.
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Exclude Brahmaputra Valley From Citizenship Law: BJP's Assam Ally
Asom Gana Parishadchief Atul Bora said on Sunday that the Brahmaputra valley, where violent protests have been happening over the amended Citizenship Act, should be excluded from its purview.Asom Gana Parishad is BJP's ally.
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Assam Students' Body, Protesting Citizenship Law, Hints Launching Party
The All Assam Students Union (AASU), which has been protesting the amended Citizenship Act, on Sunday hinted at launching a political party along with "Shilpi Samaj" (artists'' forum) as an alternative to the ruling BJP and AGP as well as to opposition Congress.
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BJP's Assam Ally Does A U-Turn On Citizenship Act, To Approach Top Court
A key BJP ally in the northeast, which had supported the amended Citizenship Act, has now decided to oppose it. The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) announced its stand on Saturday after a crucial meeting attended by senior party leaders. The party has now decided to approach the Supreme Court against the contentious law.
