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Finally, Ranjit Sekhar Mooshahary has joined the Trinamool Congress. The former NSG director will contest from Kokrajhar in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Mooshahary joined the party at a brief function in Koklata attended by party president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday.
AGP is gearing up for the Lok Sabha polls slated for April 7, 12 and 24.The regional party failed to reach out to BJP for an alliance. That’s why, the leadership wants to go it alone.The list is under serious consideration. Pradeep Hazarika will be the party’s candidate for Jorhat. In Dibrugarh, the party is all set to field Anup Phukan or Sunil Rajlkonwar.Dr Arun Sarma’s name is taking the lead in Lakhimpur seat. But the party is seriously considering the name of Hariprasad Dihingia.In Tezpur, the party is believed to have finalized the name of Joseph Toppo. Thde party is expected to field Phani Bhushan Chaudhury in Barpeta against BJP candidate Chandra Mohan Patowary.Birendra Prasad...
AICC election committee is all set to publish the second list of the candidates including three candidates from Assam.According to sources, the party finds it difficult to finalise the names in the face of revolt within the party.In Mongoldoi, the panel comprises Pranjit Chaudhury, Kirip Chaudhury and Ranjan Bhuyna.In Dhubri, leadership wants Rockybul Hussian. But his refusal seems to have pave the way for Wazed Ali Choudhury.Leadership wants Junjonali Baruah from Nagaon. But some other strong contenders might hamper the party’s poll prospect.
Revolt revisits in Assam Congress. That too hardly a month before the Lok Sabha polls. Simmering discontent seems to have taken centrestage within the ruling party after AICC announced the candidates for 10 Lok Sabha polls.Led by Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, over a dozen MLAs and ministers have been camping in New Delhi to get their own candidates fielded in the polls.The dissident group has not been success while AICC election committee has cleared the names in favour of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita.Miffed at this development, the dissident legislators are all set to call on Sonia Gandhi revealing their grudge.
BJP has yet to announce the Lok Sabha poll candidate for Dibrugarh. But discontent is simmering among the party activists.A huge number of party workers openly criticized the move to field Bhabesh Sarma from the crucial Lok Sabha seat this time.Talking to Assam Times, a section of the party workers said that they would not cooperate Sarma who is a dark horse within the party.They want Prasant Phukan as their candidate from Dibrugarh saying that Phukan has a strong network in the party’s grass root level.
Union ministers Pawan Singh Ghatowar and Ranee Narah will contest from Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur respectively in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.This was what AICC formally announced on Saturday. The ruling party has announced the candidates for eight other seats. Gaurav Gogoi will be the INC candidate from Koliabor iren Singh Engti will contest from Diphu.Sushmita Dev will contest from Silchar and Bhupen Bora from Tezpur. Bijoy Krishna Handique will seek reelection Jorhat. Lolit Mhan Suklavaidya will contest from Karimganj. The party has announced the name of Ismile Hussain in Barpeta constituency for the upcoming polls.The party will announced the candidates for Dhubri, Nagaon and Mongoldoi in...
Hundreds of Delhi University students from Assam staged dharna in front of the Assam Bhawan demanding immediate release of Akhil Gogoi a day after the KMSS president was remanded to jail.With banners and festoons in the hands, the varsity students criticized the Tarun Gogoi and his government alleging attempt the gag the voice of protest.They staged dharna in front of the Assam Bhawan minutes after the Chief Minister arrived in the building on Saturday.
BJP’s poll committee on Saturday has cleared five candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls slated for Aprol 7, 12 and 24.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, party spokesman Anant Kumar said that state unit president Sarbananda Sonowal will contest from Lakhimpur. Former Union minister Bijoya Chakravartty will be the party’s candidate from Guwahati.The party’s election committee which met in New Delhi on Saturday cleared name of Ramen Deka from Mongoldoi and Kamakhya Prasad Tasha from Jorhat.Rajen Gonain will seek re election from Nagaon.Reliable sources told Assam Times that the party finds it difficult to finalise nine other candidates out of over 100 aspirants.The state unit...
BJP’s state unit president Sarbananda Sonowal will contest from Lakhimpur while former Union minister Bijoya Chakravartty will be the party’s candidate from Guwahati in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The party’s election committee which met in New Delhi on Saturday cleared name of Ramen Deka from Mongoldoi and Kamakhya Prasad Tasha from Jorhat.Kabindra Purkayastha will the BJP party from Silchar while Rajen Gogoi will seek election from Nagaon. Barpeta seat will go to Chandra Mohan Patowary who resigned from the party on Saturday.Reliable sources told Assam Times that the party finds it difficult to finalise only 14 candidates out of 141 aspirants.The state unit heavyweights met on Friday in...
Former MP Manikumar Subba will contest the Lok Sabha from Tezpur in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. But this time he will be an independent candidate.He decided to contest independently after the party picked up Bhupen Bora from this crucial seat.Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told reporters in New Delhi on Saturday that Subba as independent candidate will have hardly any impact in Tezpur.
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