About Assam Political Parties
Assam is one of the chief states of northeast India. The state being one of the forthcoming business hubs of the country has got a significant contribution in the agricultural and economical front. Some of the nationally recognized parties govern the political state of affairs. Besides, the national political parties, the state is even well-controlled by the state level Assam political parties.
Major political parties governing Assam
Since India's independence, Assam had seen the monopoly of the Indian National Congress party there. The first exception was in the year 1978, when the Janata Party came to power through the General Assembly Election. But after 2 years they were again defeated by the Indian National Congress party.
Political power was alternatively vested in the hands of the Indian National Congress party and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in between 1985 and 2006. Since 2006, the Indian National Congress party has been uninterruptedly ruling the state of Assam. Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) or the Assam Peoples' Association is one of the distinguished state level political parties of Assam. The party came into existence as a result of promising Assam Accord of 1985. The Assam government was ruled the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) twice from the year 1985 to 1989 and 1996 to 2001.
Other political parties operating in Assam
In spite of the monopoly of the Indian National Congress party, the other national Political Parties working in Assam are:
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)s
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Communist Party of India (CPI)
- Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) (AGPP)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)
- Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC)
- Bodo People's Progressive Front (BPPF)
- Purbanchaliya Loka Parishad (PLP)
- Trinamul Gana Parishad (TGP)
- United Minority Front (UMF)
Present government in Assam
The eminent Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) lost its political stronghold over Assam when Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, the-then Chief Minister left the party to form his separate party called Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive). This finally led to the downfall of the State Level Assam Political Parties in the hands of the Indian National Congress, the national level political party. Presently, the State Government of Assam is headed by Mr. Tarun Gogoi, who is the Chief Minister of Assam along with the governorship of Mr. Janaki Ballav Patnaik.
Political trends in Assam
Some of the significant political trends, observed about Assam Political Parties, are:
- People tend to vote and bring that party in power which is the-then ruling party of the Central Government.
- Mostly all the political parties are more strengthened by the active youth of the Assam state.
- Assam political parties can't afford to overlook the demands of the Muslims and the Christians, who are the religious minorities of Assam.
