Assam BJP, Allies Set 103-Seat Target for 2026 as Campaign Machinery Kicks In

Overview

• Assam BJP’s core committee in Guwahati confirmed an NDA contest for 103 of 126 seats, with B L Santhosh, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Dilip Saikia in attendance.
• The party activated election operations, naming constituency coordinators, aiming to “win every booth,” deciding on 36 poll sub-committees, and preparing to announce Election Management and Manifesto panels.
• Sarma said the alliance’s footprint is capped at 103 seats by the state’s “population pattern” and predicted a comfortable victory in 2026.
• He said recent delimitation created 10–15 constituencies without sitting MLAs, allowing the BJP to field more youth and women.
• Sarma coupled a development pitch with pledges of strict action on polygamy, “love jihad” and “land jihad,” and said drives against alleged illegal encroachment by Bengali-speaking Muslims would continue.