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The Congress get together launched its first record of 42 candidates for the Assam meeting election, together with Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi, who will contest from Jorhat.
Gaurav Gogoi, who has by no means contested meeting elections, is the son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi. (Picture: PTI/File)
The Congress get together on Tuesday launched its first record of 42 candidates for the upcoming Assam Meeting elections.
Among the many distinguished nominees are Deputy Chief of the Congress within the Lok Sabha and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief Gaurav Gogoi, who will contest from Jorhat, and Congress Legislature Celebration chief Debabrata Saikia, who’s within the fray from the Nazira seat.
The get together has additionally fielded Abhijit Paul from Silchar, Indraneel Pegu from Majuli, and Mira Borthakur Goswami from Dispur.
After the announcement, Gogoi thanked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for having religion in him.
Polling for the Assam Meeting is predicted to be held in March–April. The Election Fee of India has not introduced the ballot schedule but.
Within the present Meeting, the BJP leads with 64 MLAs. Its allies — the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United Folks’s Celebration Liberal (UPPL) — maintain 9 and 7 seats respectively, whereas the Bodoland Folks’s Entrance (BPF) has three legislators.
On the Opposition benches, the Congress has 26 MLAs, adopted by the All India United Democratic Entrance (AIUDF) with 15 and the CPI(M) with one member. There’s additionally one Unbiased legislator.
Why Gaurav Gogoi’s Meeting Ballot Debut Is Important
Gaurav Gogoi, who has by no means contested meeting elections, is the son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi. The Congress has been out of energy for nearly a decade in Assam, which was dominated by Tarun Gogoi for 15 years.
Gogoi was appointed as Assam Congress chief final 12 months. The get together has misplaced again to again meeting elections and solely received three out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in 2019 and 2024.
Gogoi is going through assaults from Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has been alleging his hyperlinks with Pakistan, a cost denied by the Congress chief.
Guwahati [Gauhati], India, India
March 03, 2026, 20:27 IST
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