Assam's tea tribes emerge as a key electoral bloc ahead of polls, with welfare measures, wage hikes and land pattas driving ...

Union Minister J P Nadda criticized Congress for using Assam's tea tribes merely as a vote bank, highlighting BJP's commitment to their welfare. He accused Congress of appeasement politics, while ...

The Assam election outcome depends on how parties engage the influential tea tribes, crucial for nearly 35 seats.

Political parties in Assam are intensifying efforts to win over tea tribe voters ahead of elections, highlighting welfare ...

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren urges Assam's voters to participate actively in the assembly elections. His party, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, contests 16 seats. Soren emphasizes the election as a ...

On 29 November 2025, the Group of Ministers (GoM) report to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities—Tai Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Matak, Koch-Rajbongshi, and Tea Tribes (Adivasis)—was tabled ...

Assam tea tribe voters emerge as key poll deciders as BJP and Congress woo the community with promises on ST status, wages, ...

Members of the Thadou tribe held a protest in Assam's Guwahati on Wednesday seeking justice for Thadou leader Nehkam Jomhao, who was tortured and killed by Kuki insurgents in Karbi Anglong last month.

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, left, plucks tea leaves at a tea garden as part of an ...

The BJP-led NDA seems to be less worried about North Assam, and more worried about Upper Assam. On the other hand, ...

Assam is set to vote on April 9 in a closely watched election, with the BJP aiming to retain power and the Congress hoping to ...