While speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme in Chamata in Nalbari district, the CM asserted that the BJP will sweep the assembly polls in Assam next year, news agency PTI reported.
The Congress also appointed three new working presidents – Jakir Hussain Sikdar, Roselina Tirkey and Pradip Sarkar – to its Assam unit.
The AASU and the AJYCP have formed a 16-member advisory committee, which is expected to create a detailed roadmap for the proposed political party, with an emphasis on the full implementation of the Assam Accord
Taking a contrarian view, global financial services major DBS said BJP's victory in Assam polls is a positive for the government at Centre politically but will be "neutral" from the policy-making perspective and may not help expedite pending reforms like GST
"About late Rajiv Gandhi I would like to say that he entered into politics quite late around 1980-81 and became the prime minister in 1984, but he was a quick learner. I hope he (Rahul) also becomes a quick learner but till now he is a 'delayed learner'," said Jaitley.
The CNN-IBN-The Week post-poll surveys conducted by the CSDS reveal surprising trends among voters in all four states.