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BJP’s Hitendra Goswami beats Gaurav Gogoi in Jorhat by over 23,000 votes

BJP’s Hitendra Goswami beats Gaurav Gogoi in Jorhat by over 23,000 votes

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Hitendra Nath Goswami of the BJP secured a decisive victory in the Jorhat Assembly constituency, defeating Gaurav Gogoi of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 23,182 votes, according to official data released by the Election Commission of India on Monday.   As per the final round of counting, Goswami polled 69,439 votes, while Gogoi garnered 46,257 votes. The result reflects a strong performance by the BJP in the constituency, consolidating its hold amid a broader trend favouring the party in the state. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Assam Congress chief Gogoi calls Pradyut Bordoloi’s exit ‘unfortunate’| India News

Assam Congress chief Gogoi calls Pradyut Bordoloi’s exit ‘unfortunate’| India News

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Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday called the resignation of senior party leader and MP Pradyut Bordoloi unfortunate, but a personal decision. Gaurav Gogoi terms Bordoloi’s exit as unfortunate, but personal decision. Bordoloi, the sitting MP from Nagaon, had resigned from Congress on Tuesday, citing differences and allegations of being humiliated. He joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday ahead of the Assembly polls in Assam on April 9. “We view his decision as unfortunate. The Congress gave him a ticket in the last Lok Sabha election. In the current Assembly election, the party also gave a ticket to a member of his family (Bordoloi’s son Prateek from the Margherita seat). Yet he remains upset for personal reasons,” Gogoi said in Dibrugarh on his arrival from Delhi. Responding to a question on the party’s stand regarding the candidature of Bordoloi’s son, Gogoi said, “I have sympathy and moral support for Prateek Bordoloi. Whatever decision he wishes to take, I will speak on behalf of the party.” Bordoloi was chairman of the Congress’s …

53% attendance, spoke in 1 debate, asked zero questions| India News

53% attendance, spoke in 1 debate, asked zero questions| India News

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While there was an electoral contest on among parties for over three dozen Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant soon, another member bid farewell to the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Ranjan Gogoi, former Chief Justice of India, completed his six-year term as a nominated member in the Upper House of Parliament on March 16. A farewell message for him was given in the House by Vice President of India and RS chairman CP Radhakrishnan. Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi speaking in the Rajya Sabha in August 2023. (PTI File Photo/Sansad TV) “As a distinguished jurist, he brought unparalleled legal acumen and experience to the deliberations of the Rajya Sabha. His intervention in the Rajya Sabha reflected his deep understanding of legislative process and public interest. The House will certainly miss his wise counsel, measured intervention, and the gravitas he brought to our discussion,” CP Radhakrishnan said. Rajya Sabha record showed Gogoi was absent — the attendance register was not signed as of Monday evening, as per the Digital Sansad portal. His overall attendance in his six-year tenure stood …

CM Sarma vs Gaurav Gogoi, split Opposition, delimitation: 5 key factors in Assam poll contest | Political Pulse News

CM Sarma vs Gaurav Gogoi, split Opposition, delimitation: 5 key factors in Assam poll contest | Political Pulse News

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4 min readGuwahatiMar 15, 2026 08:49 PM IST First published on: Mar 15, 2026 at 08:49 PM IST The Assembly polls in Assam, scheduled to be held on April 9 in a single phase, will see the Congress, after defeats in two successive Assembly elections, face off against the formidable BJP machinery helmed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The poll battle is expected to be as much a fight of narratives — the Congress’s politics of inclusivity and secularism versus the BJP’s campaign talking points built around alleged minority appeasement of the Opposition party, alleged demographic changes resulting from “infiltration”, and its development politics — as a clash between Sarma and state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi. Here are 5 things to watch out for as the campaign gets underway: * CM at the top High on confidence, Sarma will seek his second term as CM, with a mix of strongman politics, polarising rhetoric, development plank, and a plethora of beneficiary cash schemes. His political influence appears unrivalled in the state currently and will be …

‘Speaker is not voice of Govt’: Gaurav Gogoi leads Opposition attack as Lok Sabha takes up resolution seeking Om Birla’s removal | India News

‘Speaker is not voice of Govt’: Gaurav Gogoi leads Opposition attack as Lok Sabha takes up resolution seeking Om Birla’s removal | India News

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3 min readNew DelhiMar 10, 2026 02:08 PM IST Lok Sabha witnessed another showdown Tuesday as the House formally took up the Opposition’s resolution to remove Speaker Om Birla, the first such motion against a presiding officer in nearly 40 years. While the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s numerical majority makes the move largely symbolic, the debate allowed the Opposition to place its allegations of bias against the Chair on record inside Parliament and to sharpen its attack on the government over the functioning of the House. Congress MP Dr Mohammad Jawed moved the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Birla, alleging that the Chair has failed to maintain the impartiality required to command the confidence of all sections of the House. The session began with an immediate clash over who should preside during the debate. With Speaker Birla voluntarily stepping aside on “moral grounds” and the post of Deputy Speaker remaining vacant, the Chair was occupied by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal from the panel of chairpersons. The Opposition raised questions about how it was …

Gogoi attacks Rijiju over ‘interruption’; Amit Shah hits back with ‘irresponsible oppn’| India News

Gogoi attacks Rijiju over ‘interruption’; Amit Shah hits back with ‘irresponsible oppn’| India News

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Updated on: Mar 10, 2026 1:04:05 PM IST Parliament Budget session LIVE: Notice to move resolution seeking removal of Om Birla as Speaker admitted in LS as required 50 members stand up in support. Parliament Budget session LIVE: Notice to move a resolution seeking the removal of Om Birla as Speaker admitted in Lok Sabha after the required 50 members stood in support. A total of 10 hours have been allocated for the debate. More than 50 MPs stood in favour of moving the resolution, following which, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who is in the Chair, granted the leave, i.e. permission to the Congress MP. No-confidence motion against Om Birla 118 Opposition MPs have signed the motion, alleging “partisan” behaviour by the Speaker after the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, was allegedly not allowed to speak in the House. Jagdambika Pal said that 10 hours have been allotted for debate, and asked MPs to stick to the resolution. He said that the Speaker was generous with the permissions and procedure for the Opposition resolution. …

Akhil Gogoi hints Raijor Dal may go solo in Assam polls

Akhil Gogoi hints Raijor Dal may go solo in Assam polls

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The Raijor Dal, headed by Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi, released its first list of 11 candidates a day after Congress released its first list of 42 candidates on March 3, ahead of the Assam Assembly election. | Photo Credit: ANI Hours after the Congress and three other parties announced their pre-poll alliance on Friday (March 6, 2026), Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi indicated that his regional party would contest the upcoming Assembly elections alone. Taking to social media, he posted a three-word cryptic sentence in Assamese that translates to “The final attempt failed, too.” The message is being interpreted as a reference to the failure of his efforts to strike an equitable seat-sharing deal with the Congress. This was Mr Gogoi’s second signal to Congress that he wanted his “pound of flesh” in the seat-sharing arrangement.  His party released its first list of 11 candidates a day after Congress released its first list of 42 candidates on March 3. Among the constituencies in the Raijor Dal list is Margherita, where the Congress has …

Gaurav Gogoi among 42 candidates in Congress first list for Assam polls

Gaurav Gogoi among 42 candidates in Congress first list for Assam polls

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Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Gaurav Gogoi, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, figures in the first list of 42 candidates released by the Congress for the Assam Assembly elections on Tuesday (March 3, 2026). Elections to the 126-member House are expected in April. The list, released by the party’s Central Election Committee, includes a mix of experienced leaders and new faces. The Congress has retained five sitting MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly Debabrata Saikia (Nazira constituency), and fielded former State president Ripun Borah from Barchalla. Mr. Borah returned to Congress after spending a few years in the Trinamool Congress. The party is fielding Mr. Gogoi from the Jorhat Assembly constituency in eastern Assam, where a keen contest between Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is anticipated. The bête noire of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mr. Gogoi won the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat in 2024. Mr. Gogoi is an Ahom, a community that has been demanding the Scheduled Tribe status …

Assam polls: Congress names 42 candidates in first list; Gaurav Gogoi to contest from Jorhat| India News

Assam polls: Congress names 42 candidates in first list; Gaurav Gogoi to contest from Jorhat| India News

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The Congress on Tuesday released its first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming elections to the 126-member Assam assembly, becoming the first party in the state to start announcing its candidates. Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi during unveiling of a ‘charge sheet’ against the state’s BJP government, in Guwahati, on Feb. 19 (PTI) Gaurav Gogoi, the president of the party’s state unit and Congress’s deputy leader in Lok Sabha, will contest the election from the Jorhat. The assembly segment is one of the 10 that make up the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat he represents in parliament. Elections to the state assembly are expected to be held in April. Apart from Gogoi, other prominent faces in the Congress list are former state unit president Ripun Bora who will be contesting from Barchalla and the leader of opposition in the assembly, Debabrata Saikia, who will contest from the family’s stronghold Nazira. Nandita Das, the sitting MLA from the reserved seat of Boko, has been fielded from Hajo-Sualkuchi seat, which is also reserved for scheduled caste candidates. …

Priyanka Gandhi slams Himanta for targeting Gogoi family over alleged Pak links| India News

Priyanka Gandhi slams Himanta for targeting Gogoi family over alleged Pak links| India News

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said that targeting the family and children of the party’s state unit president, Gaurav Gogoi, over his alleged Pakistan link by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was “wrong politics”. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is the Congress screening committee chairperson for the coming Assembly polls in Assam. (X/@priyankagandhi) Vadra, who is the Congress screening committee chairperson for the coming Assembly polls in Assam and is on a two-day visit to the state, said that Gogoi, who is also a Lok Sabha MP, is being targeted as he practices “positive politics”. Earlier this month, CM Sarma, while disclosing details of a special investigation team (SIT) probe into Gogoi’s alleged links with Pakistan, had named the MP’s British wife and the couple’s two minor children, citing their passport details and religious affiliations. Gogoi, who is the son of former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, has denied any links with the Pakistani establishment but admitted that he had visited the country in 2013, prior to becoming an MP for the first …