BJP's Assam Election Strategy: Defectors and New Candidates

BJP reveals candidate list for Assam elections, focusing on defectors.
Originally published by Indian Express.
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Assam sees record voter turnout of over 85.9% - The Hindu
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BJP’s rapid rise in Assam is more pronounced in ST seats - The Hindu
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Assam election verdict hinges on parties reading the tea leaves right - The Hindu
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Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: ECI transfers 12 police officers in poll-bound West Bengal - The Hindu
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Assam Election 2026: BJP and Congress promise in their manifestos - The Hindu
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ADR issues ‘red flag’ for 8 seats in Assam; 3 of those lie in Barak Valley - The Hindu
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Diplu Ranjan Sarmah, NEW GUWAHATI constituency, BJP, Assam ...
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Kushal Kumar Sarmah, NEW GUWAHATI constituency, IND, Assam ...
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Achyut Kalita, GUWAHATI CENTRAL constituency, IND, Assam ...
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Exit polls 2026 highlights: Higher voter turnout in favour of Trinamool Congress, says Saugata Roy - The Hindu
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Avijit Mazumdar, GUWAHATI CENTRAL constituency, AITC, Assam ...
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Defectors from Congress in BJP’s first list of 88 candidates for Assam election - The Hindu
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Indigenous presence stronger in 103 Assembly seats: Assam BJP - The Hindu
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NDA to finalise Assam seat-sharing by mid-March: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma - The Hindu
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Assam to have 10 new co-districts - The Hindu
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Assam Assembly elections 2026: full schedule - The Hindu
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