NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday accused the BJP of “crossing all limits” after claiming that one of its party offices in Siliguri was set on fire, sharing a video of the alleged incident on social media. The party said the act reflected a “thirst for destruction.” The allegation comes against the backdrop…
NEW DELHI: Akhil Gogoi of the Raijor Dal emerged victorious in the election, securing a total of 86521 votes. He defeated BJP candidate Kushal Dowari by a decisive margin of 17272 votes.BJP’s Kushal Dowari was in contest with Rajjor Dal’s Akhil Gogoi, which is in alliance with Congress, for the constituency of Sibsagar in the…
NEW DELHI: Noting that cases of unwanted pregnancy, particularly involving minors, are on the rise, Supreme Court on Monday said the law regulating termination of pregnancy needs to be amended to deal with them and dropped contempt proceedings against AIIMS director and health secretary after being informed that its order for termination of the pregnancy…
GUWAHATI: The scent of success wore off. Badruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF, once the principal voice of Muslim minorities in Assam, has crashed from 16 seats in the assembly to just two, signalling a sharp erosion of its political relevance as BJP’s wider sweep and Congress’ consolidation redraw the map.The 70-year-old businessman-politician, whose family-run fragrance house, Ajmal…
Delimited seats give saffron party a multiplier effectDelimitation proved the wild card in Assam’s first assembly poll since the boundaries of constituencies were redrawn in 2023, cutting the number of Muslim-majority seats from 35 to 22 to leave BJP’s two main rivals — Congress and AIUDF — fighting an existential battle against each other. Although…
Congress overcomes weak organisation with united frontThe Congress-led UDF swept back into govt in Kerala on Monday after a 10-year hiatus, riding a largerthan-expected anti-incumbency wave across the state against the Pinarayi Vijayan govt. UDF won 102 seats in the 140-member legislative assembly. The magnitude of the victory surprised even the winners. The major factor…
NEW DELHI: Bengal and Assam poll results have thrown up a challenge for the Muslim community, which has been pushed into a political whirlpool post-2014 by BJP’s ‘communal card’ to polarise the majority community, coupled with controversial measures like delimitation and SIR.BJP’s success in damping the largest minority community in Assam has followed the 2023…
Change reaction in 3 states; Assam keeps Biswas in HimantaIt was a day of dramatic upheavals. BJP finally managed to win the state that had virtually become its final frontier over the past 10 years, Tamil superstar Vijay made a stunning political debut and looks set to be the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu,…
Not shipshape: Poor campaign planning and failure to find an answer to BJP’s identity politics have been a hindrance for Congress NEW DELHI: In cricketing analogy, Congress got off the mark with Kerala. The party notched its first victory since winning Telangana in Dec 2023, and finally showed some resilience after its commendable show in…
Arunava Sen of the All India Trinamool Congress defeats Pramanshu Rana of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bagnan, winning by a margin of 11,316 votes after all 20 rounds of counting.Bagnan in Howrah district has been represented by Arunava Sen (Raja) of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He…
