Response to Regionalism: Rise and Decline of AGP Party in Assam

The politics of Assam is more or less under the dominance of the Congress party till 1980s. The voters of the state had given the party majority support since 1952. The party was able to show its dominance compared to other political parties. But in 1985 with the emergence of regional political party Asom Ganna Parisad (AGP), the political scenery has changed in the state. It has created a challenge to the Congress hegemony. The AGP not only creates a strong support base in the state but also create a greater consensus amid the Assamese people regarding the issue of immigration. However, the party cannot hold the people base, inability to resolve the immigration issue. The present study draws a comprehensive outline of the AGP party as a regional force in the state politics of Assam. This paper also made an attempt to study and highlight the rise and decline of AGP in the state politics and the current trend of its political base.