Political fighting between the BJP and Congress has escalated as the state of Assam prepares for assembly elections next year.
Both parties are vying for a decisive victory in the 2026 contest. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi told reporters in Dhubri that the BJP is headed for defeat in the next state elections.
According to Gaurav, the ruling party conducted the 2023 delimitation process in a way that "only benefited the BJP" and is now proposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) out of fear of losing seats.
"BJP is heading for defeat in 2026 Assam Assembly election if only Assamese people vote; we urge people to stay alert so no voters from UP and Bihar can vote," Gogoi stated.
The total assembly seats remained at 126, but the 2023 delimitation increased Scheduled Caste seats from eight to nine and Scheduled Tribe seats from sixteen to nineteen.
According to reports, the redesigned map that will be utilized in the 2026 elections has reduced the number of seats controlled by Muslims from thirty to twenty two.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma intensified his criticism of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi during a rally in Nalbari, declaring that the Congressman will "hundred per cent lose" the next state elections.
In response to Gogoi's previous remarks about the state's political situation, Sarma stated, "Gogoi will hundred percent lose the polls in Assam, and then he can contest the elections in Pakistan."
He also added, "Assam is Assam and we will make a clean sweep in the assembly elections." In addition, Sarma charged that the Congress was "doing politics" in response to singer Zubeen Garg's passing in order to "protect the Miyas who have encroached acres of land across the state."
In recent months, the chief minister has regularly singled out Gogoi, accusing him of having ties to Pakistan's ISI and establishing a SIT to look into the matter; however, the SIT's conclusions have not yet been made public.
"The Congress is mainly concerned about 'Miyas', and the people of Assam will not vote for those who support them," Sarma added.
Additionally, he declared that the anti polygamy measure will be introduced by the administration during the next assembly session. "We will present the anti polygamy bill in the assembly in November," said Sarma.
In advance of the 2026 elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered a Special Revision of the Assamese electoral rolls.
Sarma stated earlier on Tuesday that the exercise would assist in identifying and eliminating ineligible voters while underlining the necessity for updated rolls.
The Special Intensive Revision has been postponed since the state's National Register of Citizens (NRC) has not been informed "due to various legacy issues," he said.
Sarma stated that the procedure "will help us weed out the illegal voters from our electoral process," despite the Election Commission's recent order for a Special Revision.
January 1, 2026 has been designated as the qualifying date for the Special Revision in accordance with EC rules given to the state's chief electoral officer.
The drive is situated between a complete Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the customary annual summary revision, according to officials.
Twelve states and Union Territories, including four that will hold elections next year, were given SIR orders by the Election Commission last month.
