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The BJP’s election manifesto listed “implementation of the UCC” — excluding tribal communities and parts of the state protected under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution — as one of the party’s core promises.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Daily Briefing: PM Modi renews austerity call amid forex concern, calls it ‘biggest crisis of this decade’

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Himanta Biswa Sarma elected BJP legislature party leader in Assam, set to return as CM

A decade after it first came to power in Assam, the BJP is stronger than ever. It has clinched its first-ever absolute majority in the state by cornering 82 of the total 126 seats.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: ‘Focus on resolving real issues…. please don’t take victory for granted’: Pune’s Assamese community

The BJP has complemented its ideological positioning with expansive welfare and development initiatives

Staffers and security guards said no programme by any political party or state executive member was scheduled or likely.

A broad consensus among parties suggests that following delimitation, constituencies where minority voters play a decisive role have shrunk from around 35 to about 23

The poll outcome will determine whether some key changes effected by Congress – from projecting Gaurav Gogoi as its face to rejigging coalition – will bring it any electoral dividends

During his campaign for BJP in West Bengal, Sarma raked up polarising issues like “cross-border infiltration” and “demographic shifts” besides border security

Director General (South Asia) Ishrat Jahan conveyed Bangladesh’s position to the Indian diplomat on Thursday, an official was quoted by Bangladesh media reports.

Addressing a press conference, Congress Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Singhvi said the SC verdict reminds all that when personal liberty is at stake, the courts remain our ultimate bedrock of hope.