Trained in Law, Sociology & Economics. Journalist @the_hindu.Writes on policy,politics&aviation.@TedX speaker. Tweets are general,views personal.
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Why Congress doesn't bring up 2002 in Gujarat campaign anymore? My report today thehindu.com/elections/gujar…
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While we report infighting in Cong-ruled States ad nauseam(&there are only 3), BJP changed 4 CMs in 3 States in the past 3-4 months.While some reporting on U'khand& Karnataka took place,most had no inkling about trouble in PM's home State.What does it say about media,BJP&Cong?
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That's my daughter @KamakshiPhukan's college,JMC. She is your huge fan and years ago, as an @ndtv reporter, I had taken your autograph for her. You had come for NDTV@25 function:)
How lucky to have teachers and professors who can teach us and have fun with us also. Educational Rockstars all of them!!
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When @ajaishukla broke this story,it was called 'motivated'.Hope all those who ordered shooting down d chopper faces some accountability! Thanks to war hysteria,our forces killed their own.Elex are over,TV warriors shud at least ask Qs now
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This MLA once carried a 50 kg sack of rice on his back to a flood relief camp.Forget Congress/BJP.This is what people expect from their leaders.Problem is once they go up d ladder in party/gov,they cut themselves off from d people.Hope he is an exception!
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Friends,this is a heartfelt thank you note to each one of you who reached out to me and my family in the past 3 weeks,sent your good wishes&prayers for my recovery. I feel truly blessed.With all your good wishes, I have now fully recovered from Covid and Dengue.Thank you!
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After a break of 14 yrs & some wonderful time @ndtv I am moving on.Back to print journalism.Thank you all for d luv support&feedback!
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Farmers have reasons to be upset but the kind of wastage of precious veggies,milk bejng spilled is distressing as well.Leaders who are leading this movement can advise farmers to feed hungry people and children, slums.#Stopthiswastage please
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For some months now, I've been following and updating the news about Jaga and Balia, conjoined twins (joined at the head) who were operated upon at AIIMS few months ago. Here's their latest pix via my friend Ashutosh Raut.They are doing well and on way to full recovery!
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If u see videos of him being first beaten by a mob&then being questioned by Paki officers,his dignified responses simply r amazing.Whn asked abt his squadron,he says I am not supposed to answer these Qs.That's called courage.Respect
Breaking: After @MEAIndia briefing @GoNews24x7 can now confirm that the #Mig21 pilot in Pakistani custody is officer Abhinandan Varthman going by his social media appearances.
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.@airtelindia has started a new yoga for all its users. It's called Call Drop Yoga (CDY). Make a call, let it gently drop by the 15th second.Repeat the move. Keep doing this until u have reached d perfect state of patience not to make a phone call. #Airtel
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My take on Assam polls after a quick visit:1.The fight is tighter than BJP would like us to believe.2.Axom Jatiya Parishad is a big factor even tho they don't have resources to take on BJP.They've caught popular imagination as an alternative3.Cong campaign has picked up but...1/2
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Home Min:We are allowing certain services but State Governments& DM will decide on the ground.
State Govt:Revenues hv dried up, need to open up some sectors.
Dist Magistrate:Don't start anything without MY permission.
RWA:Nothing is allowed in your interest& safety:)
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Sharing a photo from May 2006 with @SumitpSumit. Perhaps waiting for some soundbite at gate no 12 of Parliament House#throwback. And I realised that I had fair bit of hair on my head :))
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Reporters/cameramen appear disgusting in this clip,truth is often complicated.Reporters constantly face questions fm senior Editors why don't WE have this footage or byte?Everyone competing with d madness of a chap who never gets out of his studio,rain abuses on his reporters! nitter.app/ndtv/status/1302495369…
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The old NDTV gang with @Rahulshrivstv @sunetrac @ketkiangre @SidharthPandey @pinakishillong and @sudhiranjansen at press club for some sober talk :)
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GDP surely heads south during a lockdown but The one thing that surely grows is a flowing beard :)
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MP Cop Carries Injured Man on Shoulder for 1.5 Km to Save His Life After Fall from Train news18.com/news/india/mp-cop…
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Dear @ICICIBank I get several calls offering me loans on your behalf. You have no authority to pass on my number to anyone without my consent and you are VIOLATING the Supreme Court order on the Aadhar judgement.Please take note or else I will approach the banking ombudsman!
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Its always such a pleasure to watch .@Monideepa62 Di reporting, calm and composed. No matter what the provocation,how difficult the situation, Moni Di's reporting is always reassuring.Few among TV reporters have this quality!
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Hearing @SitaramYechury speak for d last time 2 wlcm @MVenkaiahNaidu as VP one can't help feeling d loss of a good orator in Rajya Sabha!
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So Google photos sent this as a reminder: This week, three years ago! Perhaps one of my last OBs for NDTV :) Don't remember the subject but the background is all too familiar!
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Our symbol of pride in Assam. Happy World Environment Day! The photo on the right is from Kaziranga National Park while covering the 2016 Assam Assembly elections with friend Sanjoy Chakraborty of @ndtv. He is the ace behind camera but these clicks are mine :)
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Mr Javadekar,Ananth Kumar& Sadanand Gowda said Cong-JDS are trying to make an unethical backdoor entry in Karnataka.Totally agree.But we should remind them the most ethical front door entries made by BJP in Manipur,Goa& Meghalaya wid 2 MLAs in 60-member house!
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Praveen Chakravarty or @pravchak, who does some hard number crunching for @INCIndia tells @the_hindu that it would be foolhardy to give a number but is confident that the party will triple
its 2014 tally in Parliament. thehindu.com/elections/lok-s…
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Why Congress in Rajasthan refuses to take a firm stand on Padmavat? thehindu.com/news/national/c…
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A former Wall Street banker and now Congress party's man behind serious number crunching @pravchak who heads Data Analytics department speaks to @the_hindu on 2019 trends for the Congress and Opp.
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When @saurabh3vedi one of the finest reporters of @the_hindu report from one of the affected areas #DelhiRiots
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So what happened at Rahul Gandhi's house when Congress leaders met? Here is an insider's account, reported in today's @the_hindu
Alliance flip-flop: Maken game, Sheila not thehindu.com/news/cities/Del…
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Amarinder Singh to NDTV: 'If EVMs were fixed, Akalis, not me, would be sitting here (as Chief Minister)'
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Its a sweep by @BJP4India as of now. They may not need alliance partners to form the government. NDA 3 is on its way to being in power.
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@Jairam_Ramesh speaks to @the_hindu on Opposition’s plans for the special session of Parliament that begins on Monday. NEET and the three laws to replace IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act are on top of the agenda.
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As I had said before, this world cup season, you get to read the best stories on cricket in @the_hindu. This interview of one & only Kapil Dev is unmissable.
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@BDUTT intvw of @yadavakhilesh shows why he cud outsmart "Uncle" & "Chacha".Good answers but law&order in SP rule still a concern @TheQuint
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All d TV crews,camerapersons,OB vans, engineers¬ to forget the drivers who take them to these battle spots deserve a special thanks!
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While Congress refuses to take sides in the Delhi CM vs LG fight, Puducherry CM&Cong leader Narayanasamy flags L-G’s role in his UT at Niti Ayog meeting. thehindu.com/news/national/n…
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Fits in well with the recent events involving a super successful salesman, ecosystem of "surround sound" and a customer that is running like a headless chicken 😃
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Joorpukhuri, or ponds that are joined, and the Ugra Tara temple. Next to our home in #Guwahati.
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From day 1, I have been saying that @himantabiswa will ensure BJP govt.Possibly @INCIndia will realise who they let go!
Meeting her Excellency Guv of #Manipur Smt Najma Heptullah ji to stake claim to form a @BJP4India led Govt in state. #MissionAccomplished
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My elder bro @joyphukan and I were a little younger but watched her stage show in Guwahati in mid 80s and we were spell bound. Unforgettable is the word !!
I was 15 when Shakuntala Devi came home for a meal. My father arranged for her to speak at my school KV Powai. Was an unforgettable experience!
@vidya_balan was brand ambassador for Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan renamed as Swachh Bharat. Good to see her playing the role of the prodigy.
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@INCIndia wiped out fm Guwahati civic polls.While NDA swept the polls(BJP won 52 wards, ally AGP won 6),AAP opened its account with one seat&Axom Jatiya Parishad won one seat. It's a matter of shame for d party that ruled the State for uninterrupted 15 yrs.But I'm not surprised!
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With Murshidabad having highest migrant workers across the country, @adhirrcinc gets help from across the political spectrum:from @himantabiswa in Assam to @JoshiPralhad in Karnataka to @KanimozhiDMK in TN.
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Much like the theories of disruptive innovation taught in business schools, Mr. Sarma's rise in politics too has been through disruptions in his political career of more than three decades. @the_hindu profiles Assam Chief Minister @himantabiswa. thehindu.com/news/national/h…
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Earlier in the week,covering proceedings in the Lok Sabha. With friend and senior journalist in Dainik Jagran @mishraonweb
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Don't know what is it with @RahulGandhi and his Guwahati visit, a surgical strike happens when he visits the place. In September 2016, the day he appeared in a local court in a defamation case, Uri surgical strikes. And today Balakote. Talk about timing !!
Congress President @RahulGandhi arrives at Guwahati Airport to a warm welcome from the North East Congress delegation.
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Now that Karnataka deal is done,my two cents:1)The mandate was for change after 5 yrs of Cong rule, esp since JDS fought an equally bitter battle agnst Siddaramaiah.2)This is the price BJP paid for Goa,Manipur& Meghalaya. 3) Now,ED,IT&CBI will have pressure for quick results!
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Silchar/Barak Valley in Assam needs assistance beyond prayers. My close friend&@ndtv ace cameraman @SanjayC69804456 sent me these pictures. Sanju says in his over three decades of reporting, he has not seen this kind of devastation! #AssamFloods
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After the cut in petrol and Diesel prices, let's pray to have elections every month or perhaps every week. Assemblies, municipal companies,RWA, anything where the ruling party has a stake. At least, we will have perfectly good economics (FM's words) and enjoy acche din!
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Divide within Bhupen Hazarika's family over Bharat Ratna decision.While his son Tej declines to accept India's highest civil award,his sister in law&well known singer, Manisha Hazarika, said Bhuoenda doesn't belong to one family but to the entire State!
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Despite the Meghalaya fiasco for the Congress where a strategist played a key role, a former Congress CM is said to be meeting him at a hotel in Bangalore!
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In political reporting, today was an example of how newspapers can still set the agenda#Yashwant Sinha was followed up every channel.
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This one is for history. @ManishTewari with Yashwant Sinha and @ArvindKejriwal. #new alliances being worked out @the_hindu
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Dear @Uber_India and @Olacabs
I had booked cab at Guwahati airport. Your drivers cancelled thr ride because the distance was too short and fare was too 'low' for them. Can you explain why do I have to pay a penalty?
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Need Oxygen bed(Hospital) in Delhi/Noida:
Patient name- Shankar suman (Journalist)
Age- 39
Oxygen level- 80
At- Binod Nagar, East Delhi
Contact Person Number- 9650970304. Pl help.
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Discovered this while going through old photos. It was a sheer privilege to work under and learn from Mrs Radhika Roy and @PrannoyRoyNDTV ! Think this one is from 2013 :)
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As"senior journos analyse d results"my two bits:most projected their personal preferences as "results".Just accept voters are smarter!
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In a clear indication that all bridges have not yet been burnt between @INCIndia and @SachinPilot, he tells me he is not joining BJP, continues to be Cong MLA from Tonk but won't compromise on his 'self respect'. Read details in @the_hindu thehindu.com/news/national/r…
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Dr Manmohan Singh has accepted the invitation of @rashtrapatibhvn for the official banquet in honour of @POTUS DonaldTrump @the_hindu
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Congress chief Sonia Gandhi writes to PM @narendramodi,expressing support for the 21-day lockdown. "At this challenging and uncertain time,it is imperative for each one of us to rise above partisan interests&honour our duty towards our country&indeed,towards humanity,"she said.
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If u,by now hv overcome d sadness of our team losing the semis,remember this:each 1 of our players are owned by corporates,gets crores,lead v comfortable lives aided by @BCCI.And u the fan is miserable! Get over it.Even NZ rose to a big occasiona#IndvsNz
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Mr @PChidambaram_IN speaks to @the_hindu on coronavirus in which he says Covid 19 ‘does not follow moral armaments’. He also gives suggestions to PM @narendramodi govt on how to handle the economy. @nsitharaman
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And @arunsingh4775 what superb timing of Gate No 1 :)
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As @deveshpd pointed out to me, Jharkhand is d common factor in this Presidential election. @droupadi_murmu was frmr Guv of Jharkhand while Opp candidate @YashwantSinha is from the State. By the way, you first read about Mr Sinha being a contender in @the_hindu 👇
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This May 2019 copy by @nistula explains why @JitinPrasada is a prized catch for @BJP4India. It's pressing the reset button in terms of caste equations in UP ahead of 2022 Assembly polls. Restoring the Rajput-Brahmin balance
It took seconds for Sant Kabir Nagar MP Sharad Tripathi to rain blows on Mehdawal MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel,but it blew the lid off an issue that the BJP will have to address after the current polls are done - on @BJP4India ‘s “Brahmin problem” in UP thehindu.com/elections/lok-s…
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His frnds died on d way but Santosh,boy frm Assam,manged to walk into Delhi from Amritsar. @PankhuriTOI found him&reported his story.Someone sent it to CM @sarbanandsonwal.Assam Govt officials managed to track him.His money/phone stolen but will reach home.Well done Pankhuri !!
Good news alert! The boy, Santosh Bora has promptly been rescued by the Assam govt officials & taken to the Assam Bhavan following a directive of Assam CM @sarbanandsonwal .
Glad I could be of some help. 😊
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There is a press conf by .@rssurjewala & .@kcvenugopalmp tomo. Wonder if it's about .@PrashantKishor joining .@INCIndia. Persistent speculation that he would. P.S. Difficult to report speculation nor do I hv sources "close" to PK to share his plans!
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A tribute to our aunt, Dr Deepika Phukan, who passed away on March 3 from my brother @joyphukan, in today's @assamtribuneoff
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May the Goddess of wisdom lift the veil of ignorance and darkness from us! #HappySaraswatiPuja #BasantPanchmi
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Discovered a photo from Master's Degree days (few juniors too) with the legendary Prof Andre Beteille on the lawns of Dept of Sociology, DSE @nistula @kartikeya_1975
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Murder charges must be slapped against the person/s who did thia after a thorough investigation. This story is just too cruel !
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This was my report in @the_hindu on Sept 22. See the highlighted portion. That challenge is now a full blown crisis!
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Terrifying visuals in this ground report from @Geeta_Mohan from Irpin
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G-23 debates possibility of Prashant Kishor joining Congress. @vargheseKgeorge and I report in today's @the_hindu
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Happy Saraswati Puja and Basant Panchmi. May the Goddess of learning remove the darkness from our minds and enlighten us!
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Not just Bongs. Axomiyas also call Singara for samosa and badam for peanuts. Now, don't tell me Assamese is a derivative of Bangla. We are as different as chalk and cheese 😀
They also refer to peanuts as badaam (which is the Hindustani word for almonds) 🙄 #gofigure
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Prime Minister @narendramodi attends a Rongali Bihu function hosted by his cabinet colleague @sarbanandsonwal at Mr Sonowal's Delhi residence.The event showcased the vibrant dance forms of our beautiful state#Assam#Axomiya
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Akshay Kumar deletes old tweet on 'cleaning up bicycles' to counter rising fuel prices altnews.in/akshay-kumar-dele… via @AltNews
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SC directs police authorities to immediately register criminal cases&take action against perpetrators of hate speech suo moto, without waiting for a complaint to be filed.Any delay on the part of the authorities would invite contempt of the Supreme Court. @kdrajagopal reports
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Before PM @narendramodi reshuffles his cabinet,he should drop d Haryana CM M L Khattar. He has repeatedly failed to protect law&order!
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Whenever UPA got into trouble (and that used to be quite frequent), it would field @ManishTewari to handle the situation before the press. In this comment, you will get the answer: why! I don't follow Punjabi but understood that he has demolished someone without saying so!
#WATCH | Ashwani Kumar's decision to quit the Congress party is very unfortunate... The ambition for a Rajya Sabha seat makes people do many things: Congress leader Manish Tewari in Ludhiana
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Remember the promise of making Delhi roads like Europe? This one looks like Venice. Outside old PHQ on Vikas Marg. Now, all you need is a gondola ride!
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The wizard of politics | Ashok Gehlot. Profile of @ashokgehlot51 by me in @the_hindu who is considered a fav to become Congress President. thehindu.com/news/national/t…
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While taking the first shot of Covishield, the centre gave us a card that said vaccinate after four weeks. Verbally, we were told it is 6 weeks. Now, gone up to 16 weeks !!
Govt panel NTAGI recommends increasing gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks, no change for Covaxin dosage interval:sources
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..not seen as alternative to form govt.As Bihar's shown,things change as camp'gn picks up.@GauravGogoiAsm is finding acceptance across the State¬ just UpperAssam.5 Tie up between AIUDF&Cong isn't a smooth affair on the ground.6.BJP has an edge but is divided2/2
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When I started reporting @tomvadakkan2005 was the available person on the Congress beat to help out newcomers like me. Today he joined @BJP4India Here is wishing Tom a very successful innings. Time for @INCIndia to reflect how you treat your own!
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