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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.


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The Congress had been in power in Assam from 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.


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