• Source:JND

Assam Congress president, on Saturday, stated that the Congress has allied with five other political parties to contest in the upcoming state assembly elections. He also expressed optimism that all anti-BJP votes will come together and be able to remove the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government from power.

Gogoi stated that Congress will put candidates forward in 100 out of 126 assembly constituencies. "There is an alliance of six opposition parties in Assam - Congress, Assam Jatiya Parishad, Raijor Dal, CPI(M), CPI(ML) and the All Party Hill Leaders Conference. Assam Congress will field its candidates in 100 seats. We are hopeful that the anti-BJP votes will not get divided, and we will remove the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government," ANI quoted Gaurav Gogoi.

ALSO READ: Is Trump Softening Immigration Crackdown? Report Suggests Shift In ICE Policy After Talks With Melania

On Friday, Congress released its fourth list of candidates, which includes 7 new additions and has increased our total number of announced candidates to 94. These candidates include: Jayanta Borah (who crossed over from the BJP), Bidisha Neog, Rohit Pariga, Joy Prakash Das, Gyandip Mohon, Pran Kurmi and Rahul Roy.

In this cooperative effort between the two political parties, the Congress party has granted 11 of its own candidacies to its partner party, the Raijor Dal. The partnership agreement was finalised last Thursday when Gaurav Gogoi (Congress) and Akhil Gogoi (Raijor Dal) made a formal joint announcement at a press conference about their planned seat-sharing agreement.

ALSO READ: LPG Crisis: Govt Increases Supply To 50%, Sets New Rules | Who Will Benefit

The deadline for candidates to submit their nomination papers is March 23. Many candidates are anticipated to submit their nomination papers on March 23.


Also In News