Assam, an upcoming industrial hub and the gateway to the northeast is also a prime contributor to the agricultural output and economy of the country. Several national parties and three state level political parties dominate the political scenario of the politically active state. The state parties of Assam include the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) (AGPP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenninist) (Liberation).

Apart from the noted national political parties of Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian National Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) and Communist Party of India (CPI), the state parties too have an iron grip on the administration of Assam. In fact, the years spanning from 1985 to 2004 saw the control of the state oscillating between the national level Indian National Congress and the state party, Asom Gana Parishad.

Asom Gana Parishad, also recognized as the Assam Peoples Association is an eminent state level political party in Assam. The auspicious Assam Accord of 1985 was responsible for the birth of the AGP. Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was elected as Chief Minister of Assam and his claim to fame rested on his being the country's youngest Chief Minister. The Assam government has been under the jurisdiction twice extending from 1985 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2001.

However, the former Chief Minister, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has broken out of the AGP to form his own offshoot political party, the Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive). This has led to considerable weakening of the party's political stronghold in Assam as evinced by their dismal performance in the 2006 elections where they managed to grab only a single seat. This led to the downfall of the monarch of the State Level Political Parties of Assam followed by the establishment of the able Congress rule.

Last Updated on 10 January 2011