Congress Names MP Gaurav Gogoi Assam State Chief Ahead Of 2026 Polls

Ahead of next year's Assam assembly elections, the Congress on Monday appointed Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi as the new president of its state unit, replacing Bhupen Kumar Borah.

The BJP has pounced Congress leader P Chidambaram's remarks questioning the staying power of the opposition INDIA bloc and also warned it of the ruling party's "formidable machinery".

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi pressed for an early implementation of the caste census and sought to know whether or not the report will be available ahead of 2029 parliamentary elections.

Holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not undemocratic and does not hurt the federal structure, the Union law ministry told the joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on 'one nation, one election'.

Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demitted office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure.

The Congress and the AAP, despite contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in an alliance, fought the Delhi Assembly elections alone.