The political structure of Assam in India is headed by the ceremonial post of the Governor. He is assisted by a council of ministers, headed by the Chief Minister, who are members of the Assam Assembly. In recent years the Governor has become more powerful, especially because the last two Governors have been ex-Army generals and the Army is entrusted with anti-insurgency operations against ULFA and other armed groups. Assam (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... Governors of Assam See Also Assam Governors of India Links Categories: India-related stubs | Assam | Indian politicians | Office-holders | Government of India ... Chief Ministers of Assam See Also Assam Chief Ministers of India Links Categories: India-related stubs | Assam | Indian politicians | Office-holders | Government of India ... The United Liberation Front of Asom is a separatist organization from Assam. ...

Assembly

The Assam legislative structure is unicameral and consists of the 126-membered Assam Assembly. Members are elected for a period of 5 years. The Assam Assembly is presided over by the Speaker, who is generally a member of the ruling party.

Political Parties

• Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)
• Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) (AGPP)
• Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC)
• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• Bodo People's Progressive Front (BPPF)
• Communist Party of India (CPI)
• Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)
• Indian National Congress (Congress)
• Purbanchaliya Loka Parishad (PLP)
• Trinamul Gana Parishad (TGP)
• United Minority Front (UMF)

The Congress had been in power in Assam since Indian independence in 1947 till 1978 when a Janata Party government came to power. This government did not last for 2 years, and Congress came back to power and ruled till 1985 when AGP, the party of activists from the Assam Movement came to power. Since 1985, the Congress and AGP have alternatively been in power. In the April 2006 elections the Congress party retained power, the first time a party did so since 1972. Asom Gana Parishad (Assam Peoples Association), political party in Assam, India. ... Autonomous State Demand Committee, originally the Peoples Democratic Front, was set-up as a mass organization of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation in order to fight for statehood for the Karbi Anlong region in the Indian state Assam. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), literally meaning Indian Peoples Party, created in 1980, is one of the two major national political parties in India. ... The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), is a political party in India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... United Minorities Front, Assam is a regional political party in Assam, India. ... The Indian independence movement was a series of steps taken in the Indian subcontinent for independence from British colonial rule, beginning with the Rebellion of 1857. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Janata Party (Peoples Party in Hindi) was an Indian political party that contested the Indian Emergency (1975-77) and became the first political party to defeat the Indian National Congress in the 1977 elections, forming the national government from 1977 to 1980. ... This article is about the year. ... Asom Gana Parishad (Assam Peoples Association), political party in Assam, India. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...

External links

• Assam Assembly - Official website