The ruling BJP's flagship initiative the Direct Benefit Cash Transfer scheme appears to have resonated within the tea gardens across Assam, consolidating the party's support base, particularly in Upper Assam.
Members of the Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) staged a protest at the Bijulibari Tea Estate in Dibrugarh district over the sale of garden land by the management to private parties. The protest highlights the potential harm to the livelihoods of tea workers employed in the garden.