The Congress on Friday released its fourth list of seven party candidates for the April 9 Assembly elections in Assam, dropping a sitting MLA, while leaving 11 seats for its alliance partner Raijor Dal. With this, the Congress has announced a total of 94 party candidates for the 126-member Assam Assembly elections, which it is contesting as part of a six-party alliance. The party named Bidisha Neog to take on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Jalukbari. Incumbent MLA Bhaskar Baruah from Titabor has been replaced by Pran Kurmi. Titabor, adjoining Jorhat constituency from where state Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi is contesting, has traditionally been a stronghold of the Gogoi family, with former chief minister Tarun Gogoi having represented it earlier. The seats left for alliance partner Raijor Dal include Manas, Dalgaon, Dhing, Kaliabor, Tezpur, Sissibargaon, Margherita, Digboi, Sibsagar, Mariani and Bokakhat.
The Central Election Committee of Congress has selected the following persons as Congress candidates for the forthcoming elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly pic.twitter.com/S7te4hrGPh
— Congress (@INCIndia) March 20, 2026
The Congress is leading an alliance of opposition parties – Raijor Dal, CPI(M), Assam Jatiya Parishad, CPI (ML) Liberation and All Party Hill Leaders Conference.The Congress has been out of power in the northeastern state since 2016, while the BJP-led government will be eyeing a third straight term.
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