The first phase of the panchayat elections is being held in 14 districts of the state: Sonitpur, Biswanath, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Cachar, Hailakandi, and Sribhumi.
Briefing the media about the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) has decided today that caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming census.
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expressed confidence that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is all set to sweep the upcoming panchayat polls in the state.
Assam Minister and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leader Atul Bora on Sunday expressed confidence in the NDA alliance victory in the upcoming panchayat election, saying, "We will win because Congress has no existence here."
Addressing the people, Chirag Paswan emphasized that an even bigger Holi will be celebrated in Bihar when the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registers a victory and forms a government here in the upcoming State Assembly Polls.
"All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) along with all religious and community based organizations, and justice-loving citizens across the country, will exercise their democratic and constitutional rights by staging a protest at Jantar Mantar," read a statement from the Law board.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday lauded Dilip Jaiswal, who has been formally elected the BJP president of Bihar, and exuded confidence in the NDA's return to power in assembly polls later this year.
Upon his arrival at the rally here, for the release of the 19th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) in the state, the Prime Minister received a warm felicitation and a huge garland fashioned out of foxnuts.
Tejashwi Yadav on Friday criticised the BJP, alleging that it lacks coordination within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and has neglected the people of Bihar and the state's core issues.