Dear Reader,

At Scroll, we believe the true story of an election isn’t found in TV studios, but on the ground where the voters are. Our recent coverage of the Assam assembly election exemplifies this commitment to independent, nuanced reporting.

We’ve travelled across the state to bring you stories that matter: from the friction in Upper Assam where the BJP’s ‘battalion’ of welfare schemes meets a revived opposition, to the unsettling silence surrounding the deaths of migrant workers.

We have explored why the unhappiness over the tragic passing of cultural icon Zubeen Garg hasn’t shifted the needle for many voters, and heard from Miya Muslims who, after years of marginalisation, feel abandoned by the political system.

This kind of depth requires time and independence. We don’t answer to corporate interests or government pressure – we answer to you.

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