Battle linesThe Congress is taking the fight to the Bharatiya Janata Party, particularly to the chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, in Assam. This week, the Assam Congress launched the whoishbs.com portal to receive information about the properties of the CM. The Congress has stepped up its anti-Sarma campaign, which seems to be impacting the ruling party. The CM, leading his party’s campaign for a third straight time in Assam, has announced legal action against Congress leaders for their baseless, defamatory claims. Picture politicsDuring the budget session of the Kerala legislative assembly, names of the Congress leader, Sonia Gandhi, and the BJP MP, Anurag Thakur, reverberated on the floor of the assembly.

Source: The Telegraph February 08, 2026 03:32 UTC