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    BJP is like a ‘commercial enterprise’ in Assam: Ex-BJP MP Rajen Gohain | Interview

    S Srinivasan
    28 March 2026 6:12 PM IST

    In a scathing interview to The Federal, the former Union minister alleges erosion of ideology, rising corporate influence, and neglect of public welfare in Assam politics

    Rajen Gohain speaking during interview
    Elections 2026
    Pradyut Bordoloi
    Elections 2026

    Humiliated, isolated: Pradyut Bordoloi explains why he joined BJP

    28 March 2026 1:13 PM IST
    Matthew VanDyke and Maran Tu Awng
    The Federal Special

    Matthew VanDyke reveals US-based mastermind behind hiring mercenaries in Myanmar

    27 March 2026 4:35 PM IST
    Zubeen Garg
    Assam

    Zubeen death: Oppn questions Assam cops’ chargesheet as Singapore rules out foul play

    25 March 2026 8:33 PM IST
    ASSAM BJP

    Is BJP’s Assam churn handing Congress a lifeline before elections?

    25 March 2026 7:52 PM IST
    Manipur CM Khemchand Singh, President Droupadi Murmu

    Manipur CM Khemchand Singh briefs President Murmu on Manipur situation

    25 March 2026 7:38 PM IST
    ULFA(I) attack on Assam police camp

    ULFA(I) attacks Assam Police camp; four security personnel injured

    22 March 2026 4:59 PM IST
    Congress and Raijor Dal alliance for Assam elections 2026

    Assam elections: Can a united opposition break BJP’s streak?

    21 March 2026 6:36 PM IST
    BJP

    BJP names 2 more candidates for Assam polls

    21 March 2026 2:35 PM IST
    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

    Assam CM Himanta Sarma declares assets worth Rs 35 cr, double that in 2021

    21 March 2026 1:51 PM IST
    BJP strong, Congress struggles internally

    Assam: Can attrition-ridden Congress stop Himanta 2.0? | AI With Sanket

    20 March 2026 9:01 PM IST
    Congress, Raijor Dal finalise alliance; state party gets 11 seats

    Assam elections: Congress, Raijor Dal finalise alliance; state party gets 11 seats

    20 March 2026 11:00 AM IST
    Assam BJP social media co-convenor removed for uploading controversial video

    Assam Assembly elections: CM Himanta, Opposition leaders to file nominations today

    20 March 2026 8:50 AM IST
    Why Vandyke, other mercenaries present a headache for India

    Six Ukrainians, an American, and a North East security nightmare for India

    19 March 2026 5:11 PM IST
    BJP 2026 Assam elections gamble

    BJP's Assam gamble: Fresh faces, turncoats displace party heavyweights in 88-candidate list

    Sandeep Sharma
    19 March 2026 3:24 PM IST

    By dropping a dozen heavyweights and fielding new faces and Congress defectors like Pradyut Bordoloi, BJP risks dissension in the ranks; one sitting...

    Prateek Bordoloi

    Prateek Bordoloi withdraws from Assam poll race after father Pradyut joins BJP

    19 March 2026 3:22 PM IST
    BJP flags

    BJP releases first list of 88 candidates in Assam; Himanta to contest Jalukbari

    19 March 2026 12:35 PM IST
    Discussion on Congress crisis in Assam after Bordoloi resignation

    Bordoloi exit : Has Congress lost the plot in Assam?

    18 March 2026 8:50 PM IST
    Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi joins BJP

    Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi joins BJP after quitting Congress ahead of Assembly polls

    18 March 2026 1:56 PM IST
    American ‘mercenary’, 6 Ukrainians in NIA custody; what were they doing in Mizoram?

    American ‘mercenary’, 6 Ukrainians in NIA custody; what were they doing in Mizoram?

    18 March 2026 9:43 AM IST
    A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.

    Assam polls: 5 key issues set to headline campaign rhetoric

    15 March 2026 8:49 PM IST
    Assam govt signs final pacts with 4 armed groups, claims to end ‘ethnic militancy’

    Assam govt signs final pacts with 4 armed groups, claims to end ‘ethnic militancy’

    15 March 2026 4:52 PM IST
    Assam Gaurav Gogoi | Congress goes after local issues for Assam election

    Dissent brews in Congress over Assam seat-sharing even as party releases 2nd poll list

    15 March 2026 4:13 PM IST
    Telangana, Congress, A Revanth Reddy, PCC

    Congress releases second list of 23 candidates for Assam Assembly elections

    15 March 2026 6:51 AM IST
    grandmaster Mayank Chakraborty

    Assam's Mayank Chakraborty becomes first Grandmaster from northeast

    14 March 2026 5:13 PM IST
    Centre working to limit impact of global conflicts; Cong creating panic: PM Modi

    Centre working to limit impact of global conflicts; Cong creating panic: PM Modi

    14 March 2026 1:31 PM IST
    Narendra Modi in Assam

    PM launches Rs 23,550 cr infrastructure projects in Silchar ahead of Assam polls

    14 March 2026 12:59 PM IST
    PM Modi in Assam

    'Congress backed infiltrators, signed accords for selfish gains', says PM Modi

    13 March 2026 6:02 PM IST
    Defector drama pushes Congress-Raijor Dal alliance to the brink before Assam polls

    Defector drama pushes Congress-Raijor Dal alliance to the brink before Assam polls

    10 March 2026 7:28 PM IST
    curfew

    Meghalaya: Two killed in police firing amid GHADC poll tensions in West Garo Hills

    10 March 2026 5:39 PM IST
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