Overview

• Shah chaired the Assam BJP core committee meeting on August 28 to review 2026 election strategy, following the formation of a 18-member panel approved by J. P. Nadda.
• Addressing an NDA panchayat representatives’ convention on August 29, he formally opened the campaign, vowed a third consecutive term, and set a target of winning over 100 of 126 seats, with the NDA currently at 84.
• The leadership pointed to May’s panchayat results, where the NDA dominated zila parishad and anchalik panchayat constituencies, as the groundwork for the assembly push.
• He inaugurated the Brahmaputra wing of the Raj Bhavan, virtually launched the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory–North East, and initiated projects for the ITBP, SSB, and Assam Rifles, while reviewing the Jyoti Bishnu Cultural Complex.
• Political messaging hardened against the Congress as Shah targeted state party chief Gaurav Gogoi with Pakistan-travel allegations and said Congress was “wiped out” in the rural polls.