BJP-led NDA retains power in Assam for 2nd consecutive term

6.4 Earthquake in Assam, aftershocks, tremors in northeast, North Bengal

Congress threatens to boycott polls after EVM found in BJP MLA’s car in Assam

<p>The Congress has threatened to boycott the elections following the second phase of polling ended in Assam after a video showing electronic voting machines (EVMs) being transported in the vehicle of BJP MLA Krishnendu Paul surfaced. The video has now been widely shared on social media. It shows a white vehicle with EVMs inside, and […]</p>

Over 80% voting in West Bengal, 73% in Assam recorded in 2nd phase of Elections

<p>Over 80 percent voter turnout have been reported from 30 assembly seats which went to poll in West Bengal assembly elections. In Assam, over 73 percent voting has been registered in 39 assembly constituencies till 5 PM. The Election Commission said the polling in the two states were conducted peacefully. Elaborate arrangements were made for […]</p>

West Bengal, Assam assembly elections 2021: Polling for phase II underway

<p>In the poll-bound states of Assam and West Bengal, polling for the Second Phase of Assembly Elections began today at 7.00 A.M. The polling will be conducted till 6.00 P.M. in Assam while it will continue till 6.30 P.M. in West Bengal. Both the states witnessed intense political fight ahead of the second phase of […]</p>

PM Modi to address rallies in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today

<p>Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three public meetings in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today. PM Modi will address a public meeting at Palakkad in Kerala in the forenoon. He will address a public meeting at Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu in the afternoon. Prime Minister is also scheduled to address […]</p>

Election Commission bans exit polls till 7:30 PM on April 29

<p>Election Commission has banned the conducting of any exit poll and publicizing their results between 7 AM today and 7.30 PM on 29th of next month. The Commission has notified this period during which publishing or publicizing the result of exit polls by means of the print or electronic media or in any other manner […]</p>

PM Modi to address election rallies in Assam and West Bengal today

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend two mega rallies in poll-bound Assam and West Bengal today. He will take up several issues in his address and elaborate on BJP’s development agenda and its plans for the two states. According to his schedule, PM Modi will first attend a rally in West Bengal’s Kharagpur […]</p>

Campaigning picks up for assembly elections in four states and the Union Territory

<p>Campaigning picks up for assembly elections in four states- West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory, Puducherry. In Assam, today is the penultimate day for filing of nomination in the third phase of polls. Polling will be held on the 6th of next month in 40 seats in this phase. Senior Bodoland […]</p>

Priyanka begins 2-day Assam poll campaign with visit to Guwahati temple

<p>Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra began her two-day visit to poll-bound Assam on Monday by offering prayers at the famed Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. The AICC general secretary, accompanied by the party’s Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh, was received at the Lokpriyo Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Guwahati by state unit chief Ripun Bora and other party […]</p>