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Congress member Ripun Bora speaks in the Rajya Sabha on February 3, 2022. Photo: SANSAD TV via PTI

Rajya Sabha election refreshes Congress-AIUDF friendship in Assam

Rajya Sabha election refreshes Congress-AIUDF friendship in Assam

The two parties had parted ways after 2021 Assembly election

BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma being sworn in as Chief Minister of Assam on Monday.

Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn in as Assam CM

Special Correspondent 13 others, including three of two regional allies, take oath of office

Assam’s Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma with his predecessor Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on May 9, 2021.

Assam govt. formation

Himanta Biswa Sarma to take over as Assam CM today

Rahul Karmakar Outgoing CM Sarbananda Sonowal proposed his name after tendering resignation to Governor Jagdish Mukhi

Himanta Biswa Sarma flashes the victory sign after he was elected BJP Legislature Party leader in Guwahati on May 9, 2021.

Himanta Biswa Sarma: The go-to man who put out many fires for BJP in Assam

Nistula Hebbar Chief Minister-designate also played a role as Health and Finance Minister in managing the COVID-19 pandemic in the State.

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BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma being sworn in as Chief Minister of Assam on Monday.

Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn in as Assam CM

Special Correspondent

Assam’s Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma with his predecessor Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on May 9, 2021.

Assam govt. formation Assam

Himanta Biswa Sarma to take over as Assam CM today

Himanta Biswa Sarma: The go-to man who put out many fires for BJP in Assam

Chief Minister-designate also played a role as Health and Finance Minister in managing the COVID-19 pandemic in the State.

Sonowal tenders resignation, prior to election of new Assam CM

BJP Legislature Party is expected to elect the next Chief Minister of the State

Assam Assembly Elections | Regional front could have been factor in loss of Congress, allies

BJP-led alliance said it also suffered a few setbacks because of the front of the CAA-sired Assam Jatiya Parishad and jailed activist Akhil Gogoi’s

Assam Assembly Elections | Sonowal scores higher than Sarma, despite the latter making steady gains

While the Finance Minister’s popularity is largely in Lower Assam, the outgoing CM is ahead in Upper Assam and Barak Valley

Assam Assembly Elections | Mahajot fails to net tribal votes

Not just among Bodos, the Congress’s performance among other tribal voters, such as Tiwas, Rabhas, Mechs, Karbis, Hajongs and Misings elsewhere, was

Assam Assembly Elections | Beyond community vote, urban, middle class voters back NDA

In Assam, Mahajot got a greater share of votes among those with no formal education

Assam govt. formation: Sonowal, Himanta rush to Delhi

They are expected to meet BJP chief JP Nadda on Saturday morning

Assam Assembly elections | Welfare measures not a decisive factor

Not many households benefited from schemes launched by the State government

Assam Assembly elections | CAA, NRC evoke mixed sentiments

Though the law was not a priority for most voters, a majority of them opposed it

Assam Assembly Elections | Hindu consolidation pays off for BJP

Once again, religious identity emerged as a determining factor in the State

A tale of two Congress guarantees: one clicked, another did not

Monetary in nature, they were aimed at two small but significant groups — the tea garden community, and homemakers

Assam BJP dissolves minority cell after poor performance in Muslim-dominated seats

The party’s lone Muslim MLA lost the Sonai seat in Barak Valley to his AIUDF rival.

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