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.