{"id":138414,"date":"2025-05-15T19:06:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=138414"},"modified":"2025-05-15T19:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:36:28","slug":"congress-dynamics-assam-cm-highlights-shifting-hindu-muslim-alliances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=138414","title":{"rendered":"Congress Dynamics: Assam CM Highlights Shifting Hindu-Muslim Alliances"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6215b345 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-Logo-Smal-2.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">A<\/span>ssam Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=137951\">Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/a>, during his visit to Charuwabakhra in Dhubri district on May 15, criticized the Congress party, asserting that it has lost the support of both Hindus and Muslims. Speaking to the public and media while inspecting the proposed thermal power project site in Chirakuta, he emphasized the Bharatiya Janata Party\u2019s (BJP) recent electoral successes and outlined its strategy for the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) elections.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138415\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Congress Dynamics: Assam CM Highlights Shifting Hindu-Muslim Alliances\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138415 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6825db1c55ebb-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-151626712-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Congress Dynamics: Assam CM Highlights Shifting Hindu-Muslim Alliances\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6825db1c55ebb-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-151626712-16x9-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6825db1c55ebb-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-151626712-16x9-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6825db1c55ebb-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-151626712-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6825db1c55ebb-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-151626712-16x9-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6825db1c55ebb-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-151626712-16x9-1.jpg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6825db1c55ebb-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma-151626712-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1140%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Congress Dynamics: Assam CM Highlights Shifting Hindu-Muslim Alliances<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIn just a matter of days, Congress has been abandoned by both Hindus and Muslims. In the recent panchayat elections, the BJP secured eight district council seats, even in areas with a 100 percent Muslim population. This indicates a shift towards voting based on development and governance, rather than divisive politics,\u201d CM Sarma stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He accused the Congress party of consistently threatening to cancel the flagship Orunodoi welfare scheme during Assembly sessions. \u201cWhile we focus on people\u2019s welfare, Congress is busy politicizing these benefits. The public is aware of this,\u201d he remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Detailing the BJP\u2019s approach for the BTR polls, CM Sarma declared, \u201cWe will only contest in constituencies where we are confident of victory. We will refrain from participating in areas where we lack strength. Our objective is to win, not just to contest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In a significant political revelation, the Chief Minister announced that on September 10, the government would disclose detailed information regarding alleged connections between Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and Pakistan. \u201cWe possess evidence, and we will present it to the public,\u201d claimed Dr. Sarma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Earlier that day, CM Sarma conducted an on-ground assessment of the land earmarked for a Rs 20,000 crore thermal power project at Chirakuta, under the Chapar revenue circle. This visit marks a crucial advancement in one of Assam\u2019s major energy infrastructure projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, during his visit to Charuwabakhra in Dhubri district on May 15, criticized the Congress party, asserting that it has lost the support of both Hindus and Muslims. Speaking to the public and media while inspecting the proposed thermal power project site in Chirakuta, he emphasized the Bharatiya Janata Party\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[45789,13811,45791,45794,45776,45793,45777,45784,45775,45790,45773,45783,45781,45774,45779,45787,45786,45795,45780,45782,45778,45785,45792,45788],"class_list":["post-138414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-000-crore-thermal-power-project","tag-assam-chief-minister-himanta-biswa-sarma","tag-assam-energy-projects","tag-assam-politics-news","tag-bjp-electoral-successes","tag-bjp-vs-congress-dynamics","tag-bodoland-territorial-region-elections","tag-btr-polls-strategy","tag-charuwabakhra","tag-chirakuta-energy-infrastructure","tag-congress-party-criticism","tag-congress-politicizing-benefits","tag-development-governance","tag-dhubri-district-visit","tag-eight-district-council-seats","tag-evidence-against-congress-mp","tag-gaurav-gogoi-pakistan-connections","tag-himanta-biswa-sarma-statements","tag-muslim-population-voting","tag-orunodoi-welfare-scheme","tag-panchayat-elections-results","tag-political-strength-in-constituencies","tag-public-awareness-political-issues","tag-rs-20"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":159580,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=159580","url_meta":{"origin":138414,"position":0},"title":"Assam CMO Flags AI Morphed Image of Himanta Biswa Sarma; Case Registered","author":"News Desk","date":"October 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"An AI-generated and fabricated image of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is circulating on social media, prompting the Chief Minister\u2019s Office to announce that a case has been registered against those responsible. 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