Overview

• Gaurav Gogoi assumed charge as Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president on June 3 in a ceremony at Rajiv Bhawan after a three-day padayatra from Sivasagar to Guwahati.
• He denied allegations of ties to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and pressed the state government to publish the findings of the SIT probe.
• Congress leaders accused Nagaon and Guwahati municipal authorities of removing posters welcoming Gogoi without permission, alleging political interference in public outreach.
• Gogoi set a 10-month timetable for daily grassroots mobilisation and campaigning to rebuild the party’s presence for the 2026 Assembly polls.
• The AICC appointed three working presidents and named senior leaders to key roles in campaign, coordination, manifesto, publicity and election management committees under his leadership.