Over ten days, the Congress leadership was forced to navigate factional lobbying, backchannel consultations and growing public mobilisation before arriving at a decision that went far beyond legislative arithmetic
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This detailed political profile traces Himanta Biswa Sarma’s journey from AASU activist and Congress rebel to BJP Chief Minister of Assam, examining his welfare schemes, polarising rhetoric, Hindutva positioning and the impact of his leadership on the state’s evolving political landscape.
Fresh from its victory in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party has shifted into early election mode for the 2027 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
The national pavilion, Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home, curated by Dr Amin Jaffer, brings together five contemporary artists who explore the idea of belonging, home and urban transformation.
Even after securing a historic mandate in Kerala, the Congress finds itself caught in a familiar power struggle, with competing camps backing V.D. Satheesan, K.C. Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala for the Chief Minister’s post
The Congress-led UDF’s sweeping victory in Kerala has quickly given way to an intense internal contest over the chief minister’s post, with V.D. Satheesan and K.C. Venugopal emerging as the principal contenders
Despite early warnings of trouble in Kolathur, the DMK leadership remained confident that Chief Minister M. K. Stalin would retain his stronghold.
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election has produced a fractured mandate, with TVK emerging as the largest party but falling short of a majority. With no clear winner, government formation now hinges on post-poll alliances and political negotiations
- How BJP Secured The Third Straight Victory In Assam: Welfare, Leadership, Delimitation, Organisation
Assam has handed the Bharatiya Janata Party a decisive third consecutive mandate, reaffirming the leadership of Himanta Biswa Sarma and deepening the party’s political and organisational hold over the state
Finance Minister of Assam Anjanta Neog is a five-term MLA from Golaghat
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