Overview
- Raijor Dal’s Akhil Gogoi said seven parties agreed in principle to project Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi as the chief ministerial candidate after talks in Golaghat.
- Seat-sharing remains unsettled as Raijor Dal demands 15 constituencies, while reports say Congress offered three—Sivasagar, Sissiborgaon and Manas—prompting discontent.
- Raijor Dal leaders complained that additional Congress suggestions such as Baksa, Udalguri, Hojai and Udharbond are areas where the party has little organisational presence.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma set an 11 a.m. February 8 press conference to outline what he calls a broader political nexus involving Gaurav Gogoi and warned rivals to finalise seat deals before then.
- Congress formed a 35-member election committee to steer alliances and ticket distribution for the March Assembly polls, signaling a move to formalise decisions in the coming days.