Overview
- Congress convened a closed-door strategy session on January 16 at Mallikarjun Kharge’s Delhi residence to launch its early push for the Assam Assembly elections.
- Rahul Gandhi attended alongside senior observers Bhupesh Baghel and D.K. Shivakumar, AICC’s K.C. Venugopal, state president Gaurav Gogoi, Jitendra Singh and CLP leader Debabrata Saikia.
- According to sources, discussions centered on organisational readiness, central–state coordination and campaign groundwork, with no detailed decisions disclosed.
- Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly are expected in the coming months, likely alongside polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal.
- The party aims to unseat the BJP after two terms out of office, with separate reporting noting internal strains and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s recent appointment to chair the state screening committee.