Overview
- A closed-door huddle at Mallikarjun Kharge’s Delhi residence brought Rahul Gandhi and senior observers together to review Assam campaign strategy and coordination.
- Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi reaffirmed that there will be no tie-up with Badruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF for the upcoming Assembly polls.
- Gogoi said the Congress will contest independently and is preparing to field candidates in more than 100 seats after keeping AIUDF out of any opposition arrangement.
- AIUDF leader Badruddin Ajmal declared openness to partnering with Congress and plans to fight 30–35 seats, while seeking Congress support for his Rajya Sabha candidature.
- Reporting points to a fragile Congress organisation on the ground as elections to the 126-member Assembly near under BJP Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.