Assam: Forward of 2026 polls, Congress appoints Gaurav Gogoi as state head

Forward of subsequent yr’s Assam meeting elections, the Congress on Monday appointed Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi as the brand new president of its state unit, changing Bhupen Kumar Borah. The Congress additionally appointed three new working presidents — Jakir Hussain Sikdar, Roselina Tirkey and Pradip Sarkar — to its Assam unit.

Former Congress MLA and minister Ripun Bora has been appointed chairman of the state’s election administration committee with rapid impact.

The time period of the present Assam meeting ends on 20 Could 2026, and the Congress goes all-out in its bid to wrest energy from the BJP after dropping two consecutive state polls.

“Congress President has appointed Gaurav Gogoi because the President and three Working Presidents of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, with rapid impact,” an announcement from AICC normal secretary Ok.C. Venugopal mentioned.

Gogoi, the son of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, is at present the deputy chief of the Congress within the Lok Sabha. His appointment comes at a time when Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP have been attacking him over his British spouse’s alleged reference to Pakistan’s spy company ISI.

Following his appointment, the Jorhat MP expressed gratitude to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Chief of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Venugopal and general-secretary in-charge of Assam, Jitendra Singh.

”Former PCC President Shri @BhupenKBorah led the get together from the entrance and made an incredible contribution. I’d not have been right here with out the steering of my mother and father and the help of my household, particularly my spouse and youngsters,” Gogoi mentioned in a submit on X.