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Assam Assembly polls: BJP banks on sitting MLAs as fresh faces dominate battleground

April 06, 2026 11:57 am

BJP fields 37 sitting MLAs and 37 new candidates as compared to Congress’s 9 and 52 respectively; of the state's 126 seats, BJP is contesting 90 as against Congress's 98

'Election to save Assam': Gaurav Gogoi holds steady in keen Jorhat tussle with BJP veteran

March 28, 2026 12:49 am

As he makes his Assembly poll debut from Jorhat, Gaurav is projected by Oppn as its CM face, even as his BJP rival and five-term MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami enjoys considerable goodwill among locals

Gaurav Gogoi interview: 'Assam election is about Himanta Sarma-led Congress versus Congress with Tarun Gogoi's ideals'

March 28, 2026 3:54 am

“As a result of Bhupen Borah and Pradyot Bordoloi joining BJP, the BJP house has become fragmented and divided. Many people have since left BJP,” the Assam Congress chief tells The Indian Express.

Congress continues balancing act with allies in second list for Assam polls

March 15, 2026 1:22 am

Last week, the Congress and these three other parties had announced that they will jointly campaign for the assembly election. Days later, alliance talks collapsed with another potential alliance partner, the Raijor Dal, which has announced candidates for 13 seats so far.

Assam Opposition forms 4-party alliance for polls: Akhil Gogoi’s Raijor Dal missing

March 07, 2026 12:09 am

Making this announcement, Gaurav Gogoi said that there is not much time left for the elections, and that the parties will soon begin joint campaign programmes.

Congress insisted they had convinced him to stay. Day later, party’s ex-Assam chief confirms switch to BJP

February 18, 2026 8:45 am

Bhupen Borah alleged that decision-making power within the Assam Congress has been concentrated in the hands of Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain

Congress will fight 100 of 126 Assam seats, Gaurav Gogoi vows law against ‘spreading religions hate’ if they win

December 29, 2025 7:17 am

The party’s state president also reiterated that it has ruled out an alliance with the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).

Gaurav Gogoi at Idea Exchange: ‘Victims want to hear an honest admission of government’s responsibility… Nehru is not to blame for Pahalgam’

August 04, 2025 8:15 am

With Assembly elections in Assam just months away, Gogoi will be in the thick of action formulating strategies to dethrone the BJP in the state, where the Congress has been out of power for 10 years

How BJP clinched a massive victory in Assam’s panchayat election

May 14, 2025 3:09 pm

Panchayat election in Assam shows that without a strong alliance and an alternative politics, the Opposition would not be able to beat the BJP

Day after attack on MP Pradyut Bordoloi's convoy, Assam Police blames expelled Congress leader

April 29, 2025 7:11 am

Bordoloi and Batadrava MLA Sibamoni Bora had minor injuries and their vehicles were damaged after they were attacked by unidentified miscreants with rods and hockey sticks in Dhing in Nagaon

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