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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi with his wife Dolly Gogoi, son and daughter after the swearing-in ceremony in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Tarun Gogoi sworn in for third time
Tarun Gogoi was sworn in Assam Chief Minister for the third consecutive term on Wednesday. Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik administered him the oath of office and secrecy at a brief function...
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Reaching out to militant groups main priority: Gogoi
Set to retain power for the third consecutive term, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said bringing all insurgents groups, including the ULFA, to the negotiating table would be his main priority.
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Alliance with BPF will continue: Gogoi
The ruling Congress has performed a hat-trick in Assam. It won the Assembly election by a landslide. In the results, which were declared on Friday, it secured an absolute majority.
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Related:
Assembly Elections 2011 - Party-wise results
Related:
Assembly Elections 2011 - Party-wise results
Editorial:
Decidedly mixed results
All set for counting of votes today
The process, scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. before the watchful eyes of the Election Commission's 701 observers and agents of the political parties, will decide the fate of 6,679 candidates who contested in the mini-general elections. The Commission will upload particulars after 8 a.m. on the websites: eciresults.nic.in and eciresults.ap.nic.in.
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Slideshow
Voters stood in long queues as brisk polling was reported in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Celebrities voted early in their respective booths.
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Scenes from Assam's voting and campaigning images from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry
