The credit for a land-sliding victory of the Congress Party in Assam certainly goes to chief minister Tarun Gogoi but contribution of his health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who with his managerial skill and aggressive management of elections succeeded in outsmarting the opponents, cannot be ignored.

Veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi here on Wednesday scripted a new history by taking over the office of Assam chief minister for the third successive term. Assam governor J.B. Patnaik administered the oath of office and secrecy to 76-year-old Gogoi in Assamese at Durbara Hall of Raj Bhavan.

In what was a mere formality, veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi was unanimously elected as leader of the Assam Pradesh Congress Legislature Party for the third consecutive term on Tuesday.

With Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi all set to take the oath on Wednesday, hectic lobbying has started among legislators to find a place in the new council of ministers.

Regional Asom Gana Parishad president Chandra Mohan Patowary here on Sunday resigned from his post while accepting moral responsibility for the party’s dismal performance in the Assembly elections.

As he had promised, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi led his party to a hat-trick victory, with the Congress winning an absolute majority of 78 in the 126-member Assembly.

With both the ruling Congress and Opposition confident of forming the next government in Assam, the Election Commission of India has completed preparation for a free and fair counting of votes for 126 constituencies at 48 counting centres across the state. Disclosing that three-tier security arrangements have been made to ensure

Even after directive of the Supreme Court to set up 71 new special CBI courts in the country including two in Assam, more than 150 corruption cases of CBI are pending for trial due to non-appointment of a regular judge in the existing special CBI court in Assam.

The exit polls predicting an impressive hat-trick for the ruling Congress Party have failed to discourage the Opposition Asom Gana Parishad, BJP and AIUDF in working out strategy for a non-Congress government in Assam.

Former chief minister and AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta here on Tuesday said that many IAS officers, who were pro-actively involved in the misrule of the Congress Party, are seeking to flee the state by taking deputation outside the state.