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Addressing a party rally for the Nagaon parliamentary by-election, the State Congress president alleges a ‘secret alliance’ between the BJP and the minority-based AIUDF

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Addressing a party rally for the Nagaon parliamentary by-election, the State Congress president alleges a ‘secret alliance’ between the BJP and the minority-based AIUDF
15 candidates in fray as Nagaon prepares to vote on October 6, which is likely to be a three-way political race between BJP, Congress and AIUDF
A truck driver attacked BJP MLA Ritu Baran Sarmah outside his office in Guwahati and created chaos. The driver, believed to be intoxicated, rammed a parked vehicle belonging to party workers. Sarmah stated that the police initially handled the situation, but it escalated when the driver brandished a dagger. During the confrontation, two home guards sustained injuries while trying to intervene.
The Nagaon seat fell vacant in March this year after sitting Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned from the party and joined the BJP
The grand old party regained the key constituency from the BJP in 2019, but its two-time winner quit and became a BJP legislator in 2026
Sharma, a former IAS officer, polled 7,14,349 votes.
Devashish Sharma secured 7,14,349 votes, while AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal finished second and Congress’s Sibamoni Bora came third.
The BJP women's wing took out a rally towards Rajiv Bhawan, Congress also launched a protest.