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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Assam Assembly elections: Is Himanta all set for a second term as CM?
Description: The BJP has been in power in Assam for ten years. As the state goes to the polls, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is looking for a second term. Surprisingly, there has been little talk of anti-incumbency. Will the elections pivot on identity politics, or will economic issues take centrestage? How will the 2023 delimitation exercise impact the elections? Will the death of Zubeen Garg be a factor? Will the Congress’s focus on personal corruption of the state CM pay off?Â
Guest: Angshuman Choudhury, Researcher and writer from Assam, currently undertaking doctoral research jointly at t...