Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi landed in Guwahati on Wednesday morning for a packed day of meetings, consultations, and outreach initiatives, marking their first joint visit to Assam since Gaurav Gogoi was appointed state unit chief.
The high-level visit is being seen as a bid to energise the party’s state cadre and consolidate political momentum ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
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Both leaders were received at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport by senior Assam Congress leaders. Adorned with traditional gamosas, they were greeted with cultural performances, including a Bodo dance, which Gandhi paused to acknowledge.
Their first engagement was at a hotel near the airport, where Kharge and Gandhi held a closed-door session with the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’s political affairs committee. This was followed by meetings with party MPs, MLAs and state-level office-bearers.
“They will also be meeting members of the tribal community and people facing persecution, threat of displacement and other forms of harassment,” said a Congress spokesperson.
Later in the day, both leaders headed to Chaygaon, about 40 kilometres from Guwahati, where they addressed Congress mandal and block presidents. The event, viewed as a grassroots-level push, comes amidst rising political activity in the state.
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