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Congress Clears Early Assam Slate as Gaurav Gogoi Poised to Run From Jorhat

The first candidate list will come once the Election Commission sets the Assam poll schedule.

Overview

  • Party sources say the Congress Central Election Committee has provisionally approved about 40 names for the 2026 Assembly race.
  • Multiple reports indicate APCC president and Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi is likely to contest the Jorhat assembly seat.
  • Leaders say alliance talks are nearly concluded with several parties, though discussions with Raijor Dal are still pending.
  • Internal dissent has flared over proposed seat-sharing, including protests about ceding Sarupathar and Bhawanipur-Sorbhog, as the CEC also reviewed the new Binnakandi and Khowang seats.
  • Congress has launched the Samay Paribartan Yatra in Upper Assam, with Gogoi stressing Assamese identity and criticizing the BJP’s welfare approach for women.