NEW DELHI: With the state of Assam set to go to meeting polls subsequent yr, political sparring between the BJP and Congress has intensified, with either side staking declare to a transparent win within the 2026 showdown.
‘If solely Assamese folks vote…’: Gogoi targets BJP
Chatting with reporters in Dhubri, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi stated the BJP is on its approach to defeat within the subsequent state elections. Gaurav alleged that the ruling occasion carried out the 2023 delimitation train in a approach that “solely benefited the BJP” and is now introducing the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) because it fears dropping seats.“BJP is heading for defeat in 2026 (Assam Meeting election) if solely Assamese folks vote; we urge folks to remain alert so no voters from UP and Bihar can vote,” Gogoi stated.The 2023 delimitation raised Scheduled Caste seats from eight to 9 and Scheduled Tribe seats from 16 to 19, whereas preserving the whole meeting seats unchanged at 126. As per reviews analysts say the variety of Muslim-dominated seats has lowered from 30 to 22 underneath the redrawn map, which will likely be used within the 2026 elections.
Gogoi ought to ‘go to Pakistan’ to contest: Himanta
Addressing a rally in Nalbari, Assam chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma escalated his assault on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, saying the Congress chief would “hundred per cent lose” the upcoming state polls.“He (Gogoi) will hundred per cent lose the polls in Assam, after which he can contest the elections in Pakistan,” Sarma stated, responding to Gogoi’s earlier feedback on the political local weather within the state additional including that, “Assam is Assam and we’ll make a clear sweep within the meeting elections.”Sarma additionally accused the Congress of “doing politics” over the loss of life of singer Zubeen Garg to “shield the Miyas who’ve encroached acres of land throughout the state.”The chief minister has repeatedly focused Gogoi in latest months, alleging hyperlinks with Pakistan’s ISI and forming an SIT to probe the matter, although its findings haven’t but been made public.Sarma additional claimed that “the Congress is especially involved about ‘Miyas’, and the folks of Assam is not going to vote for individuals who assist them.”He additionally introduced that the federal government will introduce the anti-polygamy invoice within the upcoming meeting session. “We are going to current the anti-polygamy invoice within the meeting in November,” Sarma said.
EC orders Particular Revision of Assam’s electoral rolls
The Election Fee on Monday ordered a Particular Revision of the electoral rolls in Assam forward of the 2026 elections. Earlier on Tuesday, Sarma, reiterating the necessity for up to date rolls, stated that the train would assist establish and take away ineligible voters.He famous that the state’s Nationwide Register of Residents (NRC) has not been notified “as a consequence of varied legacy points,” and that the Particular Intensive Revision has due to this fact been deferred.Nonetheless, with the Election Fee now ordering a Particular Revision, Sarma stated the method “will assist us weed out the unlawful (voters) from our electoral course of.”.In keeping with EC tips issued to the state’s chief electoral officer, January 1, 2026, has been set because the qualifying date for the Particular Revision. Officers stated the drive is positioned between the standard annual abstract revision and a full Particular Intensive Revision (SIR).Final month, the Election Fee had ordered SIR in 12 states and Union Territories, together with 4 set to vote subsequent yr.