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GUWAHATI Activist-turned-MLA Akhil Gogoi’s Raijor Dal has offered a strategical knowing with the Congress contempt the 2 parties failing to ally.
Mr. Akhil Gogoi, president of the Raijor Dal, had asked his enactment not to tract a campaigner against his Congress counterpart, Gaurav Gogoi, successful the Jorhat Assembly seat. The constituency is portion of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency, which the second represents.
“As an experienced parliamentarian, Gaurav Gogoi knows the Constitution of India and tin lend to law-making, dissimilar astir of our MLAs. This is wherefore I privation him to participate the Assam Assembly,” the Raijor Dal main told journalists connected Monday (May 16, 2026).
He said the Congress needed the enactment of the Raijor Dal, which had a stronger organisational setup successful Jorhat, to triumph the seat. “Jorhat is simply a incorrect prime of spot for Gaurav Gogoi, but we tin assistance him,” helium added.
However, helium said the Raijor Dal had not appealed to the Congress oregon immoderate of its allies not to tract a campaigner successful the Sibsagar constituency helium represents.
So far, the Congress has released the database of 65 candidates, leaving 15 seats for candidates of its allies — Assam Jatiya Parishad, CPI(M), CPI(M-L), and All-Party Hill Leaders’ Conference. The Raijor Dal has named candidates for 13 constituencies.
The Congress and the Raijor Dal are rivals successful 3 seats — Dhemaji, Goalpara East, and Margherita.
