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After weeks of disagreement, Congress and the determination Raijor Dal sealed their seat-sharing woody connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) night.
The Congress-led absorption bloc present has six governmental parties. The others are the Assam Jatiya Parishad, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), and the All-Party Hill Leaders’ Conference.
“We person travel unneurotic to combat the utmost upset and corruption successful Assam nether Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma,” Akhil Gogoi, Sivasagar MLA and the president of Raijor Dal, said aft signing the statement with State Congress president Gaurav Gogoi.
He added that his enactment decided to enactment to marque Gaurav Gogoi the Chief Minister of Assam.
“I apologise to those who could not beryllium fixed tickets, but we indispensable combat unneurotic for the involvement of Assam and to escaped the State from the BJP’s divisive politics. Civil nine and neutral citizens indispensable besides travel forward,” the State Congress president said.
According to the seat-sharing arrangement, Raijor Dal volition contention 13 seats, including its president’s. The 2 parties volition person a “friendly contest” successful 2 of these constituencies.
Congress has truthful acold released the names of 87 candidates, but it efficaciously has 86 successful the fray. Prateek Bordoloi withdrew his candidature from the Margherita spot aft his father, Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi, discontinue Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The different 4 constituents of the absorption bloc are contesting 15 seats.
There is nary clarity astir the remaining seats. Elections to Assam’s 126 Assembly seats volition beryllium held successful a azygous signifier connected April 9.
