The Assam Cabinet has recommended that the Assam Assembly convenes in Kokrajhar in December, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement on Friday.
The bypoll results are seen as a test for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA ahead of the five state assembly elections scheduled later this year and the crucial Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
As six states are gearing up for bypolls on September 5, it will be the first show of strength of the Opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of state assembly elections later
Rajasthan Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas asserted that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are "generators of lies" and predicted that the Congress will return to power in the forthcoming State Assembly elections.
The leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh State assembly Jairam Thakur on Sunday called upon the government to address the issue of the illegal mining mafia operating in the state.
As the Assam government is likely to introduce the bill to ban polygamy in the state during the December assembly session, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Sunday said that the party will oppose it during the session.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday addressed an all-party meeting in Assam's Tinsukia and said that the state government, in the next 45 days, will finalize the Bill to ban polygamy in the state.
As the country is heading towards General elections next year, the Centre on Friday constituted a committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of 'One Nation, One Election' which envisages the holding of general election and state Assembly elections simulta
Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao will be contesting from two constituencies in the upcoming State Assembly elections.