Assam Assembly elections 2026: Gaurav Gogoi suffers huge defeat in Jorhat
Overall, Hitendra Nath Goswami polled 69,439 votes in the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, restricting Gaurav Gogoi to 46,257 votes.
Overall, Hitendra Nath Goswami polled 69,439 votes in the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, restricting Gaurav Gogoi to 46,257 votes.
Early trends from Assam show Congress performing poorly across most parts of the state, with very few seats where it is ahead. The results suggest a strong shift in voter support towards the BJP.
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Assam is waiting for the counting of votes as key constituencies across the state prepare to decide the final result. Important seats in different regions will play a big role in shaping which party forms the next government.
The Congress party had on Sunday claimed that the Assam CM's wife possesses passports from UAE, Antigua-Barbuda and Arab Republic of Egypt.
Gogoi sought to blur the ideological lines between the BJP and the Congress, claiming the saffron party "no longer exists" in Assam.
The pact, covering key seats in Upper Assam, is part of Congress's wider effort to stitch together an opposition alliance with AJP, CPI(M), and CPI(ML) Liberation before the April 9 vote
The BJP has brought in recent Congress defectors and retained key leaders in its first Assam poll list, setting up contests in constituencies like Dispur, Bihpuria and Jorhat.
Since the Opposition lacks the numbers, the motion and the debate is widely seen as an attempt to send a broader political message by the Opposition, and also the ruling party.
He spoke at Barpeta Doul Mahotsav amid Holi festivities.
