11 months ago
It's not a festive season for the BJP
The traditional gaiety associated with Holi is unlikely to have lifted the Bharatiya Janata Party's - spirits because of the election-eve rupture with its coalition partner in Orissa, the Biju Janata Dal -. It isn't only the end of a decade-old relationship which hurt the BJP. After all, the party has never been averse to ending an alliance if it feels it can gain from the split or if the partne ... read more

1 year ago
Ousted AGP president spews venom against party
Guwahati, Sep 22 - Chinks are beginning to appear in Assam's main opposition Asom Gana Parishad - with ousted party president Brindaban Goswami accusing leaders of the regional party of removing him unconstitutionally. 'The entire episode of the central committee being dissolved and then electing a new president dramatically was nothing but a conspiracy and unconstitutional,' Goswami said Monday ... read more

1 year ago
Turmoil in Assam's main opposition AGP
Guwahati, Sep 21 - Brindaban Goswami was Sunday forced to quit as president of Assam's main opposition Asom Gana Parishad - and the party quickly elected his successor. Leader of Opposition in the Assam assembly and party general secretary Chandra Mohan Patowary was elected as the new AGP president on a day that witnessed uproarious scenes during a meeting here of the party's general house. 'Fol ... read more

1 year ago
Left and BJP left high and dry over nuclear deal
After the Nuclear Suppliers Group's approval of the nuclear deal, its opponents in India such as the Left and the Bharatiya Janata Party - have been at a loose end. Having fruitlessly expended so much energy on blocking the deal, they now seem to have run out of ideas about their next step. The Left's threat to cancel the deal if it acquired a position of power after the next general election is ... read more

1 year ago
AGP push for unity bid, Mahanta back in limelight
Guwahati, April 12 - Assam's beleaguered opposition Asom Gana Parishad - is making a desperate attempt for revival with possibilities being explored for reuniting the party after the vertical split three years ago. The AGP, currently in shambles, has constituted an 11-member committee to submit a detailed report within two months on how best to get disgruntled party leaders back to its fold. The ... read more

2 years ago
The Left's rickety new 'third' platform
The Left's fascination for an anti-Congress and anti-Bharatiya Janata Party - third front led by it stems from a desire to play a meaningful role in Indian politics. As the agenda outlined by Communist Party of India-Marxist - general secretary Prakash Karat shows, the front will be 'anti-communal, will advocate pro-people economic policies and will fight for an independent foreign policy'. What ... read more

2 years ago
Regional parties to focus on agriculture
New Delhi, Dec 18 - The United National Progressive Alliance, a group of regional parties, has gone ahead with its plan for making agriculture its main poll plank, not just asking for implementation of the M.S. Swaminathan report on farmers, but also demanding a Bharat Ratna for its author. At a press conference in Delhi, UNPA convener and Telugu Desam party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu said that ... read more

Guwahati | 2 years ago
Second term for Goswami as AGP president amid protests
Guwahati, Aug 31 - Assam's faction-ridden opposition party Asom Gana Parishad - Friday chose Brindaban Goswami as president for the second straight term amid violent protests by some members.A party spokesman said Goswami was elected 'unopposed' at the end of the AGP's three-day triennial conference here.But the conference was marred by vociferous protests and violence with opponents of Goswami va ... read more

Guwahati | 2 years ago
AGP looks for new president and a comeback
Guwahati, Aug 29 - Assam's beleaguered opposition Asom Gana Parishad - is desperately trying to make a comeback with its workers seeking a change in leadership and a re-merger in the party that split two years ago.The AGP, currently in shambles, is holding its triennial conference in Guwahati with a three-day programme from Wednesday. The primary agenda is to boost the party's sagging morale and g ... read more

New Delhi | 2 years ago
UNPA to oppose India-US n-deal in parliament
New Delhi, Aug 9 - The United National Progressive Alliance - said Thursday it would oppose the India-US civilian nuclear deal in parliament and press for a vote on the pact during the monsoon session beginning Friday.A meeting of the UNPA here Thursday to chalk out its strategy for the session decided to raise the issue under rule 184 of parliament's conduct rules that entails voting.Significantl ... read more