Assam BJP Sets 103-Seat Goal With Allies, Launches Booth-Level Push

Overview

• The party’s core committee decided the NDA will contest the 2026 Assembly polls together and set a target of winning 103 of 126 seats.
• BJP national organiser B L Santhosh, on a two-day visit, laid out a booth-by-booth plan, assigned roles to functionaries, and met newly appointed coordinators for all constituencies.
• Sarma said the government will pursue strict measures against polygamy and what he called “love jihad” and “land jihad,” and he vowed continued demolitions of homes he alleged encroach on protected lands.
• He told party workers the government aims to reach a stakeholder-backed decision in the next Assembly session on granting tribal status to six communities.
• Sarma linked the 103-seat footprint to population patterns and recent delimitation, said new seats create openings for youth and women, and noted 36 election sub-committees will be announced.