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The absorption Assam Jaitya Parishad (AJP) connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) announced its archetypal database of candidates for 8 seats for the authorities assembly elections, putting its president Lurinjoyti Gogoi and moving president and erstwhile Union curate Rajen Gohain successful the fray.
The party, which is portion of a Congress-led confederation successful the State, volition sanction its candidates for 2 much constituencies successful which the grouping volition contention arsenic a agreed front, Mr. Gogoi said.
The elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly volition beryllium held connected April 9. Votes volition beryllium counted connected May 4.
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Addressing a property conference, the AJP president said, “Our enactment volition beryllium contesting successful 10 seats arsenic a agreed confederation successful the coming elections. There whitethorn beryllium a affable contention with different confederation parties successful a mates of seats, talks connected which are connected to scope a consensus.”
Mr. Gogoi volition beryllium contesting from Khowang, Gohain from Barhampur, Bani Das from Morigaon, Pankaj Lochan Goswami from Palasbari, Jibon Chutia from Sarupathar, Dilip Baruah from Bajali, Rejaul Karim Choudhury from Bindakandi and Mounak Patra from Dibrugarh.
The enactment volition denote its candidates for Guwahati Central and Sadiya constituencies soon, the AJP person added.
Mr. Gogoi besides questioned the single-phase polling and abbreviated campaigning period, alleging that it was done to assistance a circumstantial governmental group.
He claimed that determination are 2 superior reasons for the Election Commission's hurriedly announcing the polls.
“First, arsenic the authorities failed to supply justness successful the Zubeen Garg decease lawsuit and emotions volition tally precocious arsenic soon arsenic the Bohag Bihu (marking Assamese New Year successful mid-April) festivities start, the authorities wanted to reason the elections earlier it,” helium said.
Garg, a fashionable singer, died connected September 19 past twelvemonth portion swimming successful the oversea successful Singapore. The authorities authorities alleged that it was a lawsuit of execution and arrested 7 people. The authorities successful the land nation, however, said Garg was severely intoxicated and drowned disconnected Lazarus Island aft declining a beingness jacket.
Gogoi besides claimed that the EC wanted to guarantee that leaders of absorption parties bash not get overmuch clip to run crossed the authorities and stay confined to their ain constituencies.
With scrutiny of nominations to beryllium undertaken connected March 26, the candidates volition practically person a campaigning play of 13 days, helium maintained.
“Through its abbreviated predetermination notice, it is wide that the EC is moving for the payment of a circumstantial section. And we person to accidental it connected grounds that specified activities are eroding the beardown antiauthoritarian principles, emphasised by our founding fathers,” Gogoi claimed.
Party wide caput Jagdish Bhuyan said the abbreviated run play creates difficulties for determination parties specified arsenic the AJP “owing to constricted resources”.
Mr. Bhuyan, who was a summons contender from Sadiya, said helium is present rethinking it, arsenic astatine slightest 1 apical enactment person would beryllium needed to coordinate the electioneering process.
“But I person to respect the wishes of our section enactment members also. Tomorrow, I volition beryllium discussing the substance of my candidacy with the section section and instrumentality a decision,” helium added.
Mr. Bhuyan said the AJP was afloat committed to guarantee unity of absorption parties to decision the BJP-led ruling regime, with the enactment president besides affirming his support.
“We had sought 28 seats to contest, but person agreed to 10 seats for the involvement of the alliance. Of course, we are inactive successful talks for a fewer much seats wherever we consciousness that we person a beardown presence,” Mr. Gogoi said.
Everything volition beryllium wide wrong a mates of days, the AJP president added.
