Congress, AJP, CPI(M), APHLC unite ahead of Assam Assembly polls

Guwahati: What seems like some semblance of opposition parties coming together, the opposition alliance announced that it will begin a joint campaign across the State in the coming days.

Four parties came together to signal a united political front ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections.

Addressing a joint press conference in Guwahati on Friday, Assam Pradesh congress Committee President Gaurav Gogoi said the alliance partners will soon hold coordinated campaign meetings across Assam.


He added, “We have only 30 days in hand and these 30 days are extremely important.”

He said the parties have decided to begin joint campaign meetings at fixed dates and locations across the State. The parties included, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M).

He said talks are underway with other parties such as Raijor Dal, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation and Communist Party of India to expand the alliance.

Lurinjyoti Gogoi of the Assam Jatiya Parishad said, “Four political parties have come together to send a strong message that we are beginning our journey to defeat the BJP in the 2026 Assembly elections. We are hopeful that more parties will join us in the coming days."

He added “Our goal is to unite and remove the BJP from the soil of Assam."

Leader of All Party Hill Leaders Conference, Jones Ingti Kathar alleged that people in Assam’s hill districts have suffered neglect. “Our first aim is to defeat and eradicate the BJP. “

Suprakash Talukdar of the CPI(M) said growing support for the opposition alliance had unsettled the BJP leadership. “Despite their double-engine government, the Chief Minister now knows what the common people are thinking about the BJP. Today is a good beginning for a united alliance,”

Congress has already declared a list of 42 candidates. Assam has 126 assembly seats.