Shah Flags Off BJP's 2026 Assam Poll Preparations

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has formally launched the party's preparations for the 2026 Assembly polls.

- TIKAM SHARMA

Union Home Minister Amit Shah earlier last week chaired the Assam BJP's core committee meeting in Guwahati during his two-day visit to the State. The meeting has been seen as the formal beginning of the party's preparations for the 2026 Assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held in mid-May that year. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also shared a photograph of the committee members on social media with the caption: "Team BJP is all set for the big battle." All 18 members of the newly constituted body attended the meeting, along with Harish Dwivedi, the Assam in-charge.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Shah said, "Chaired the Assam BJP's core committee meeting at the state BJP HQs in Guwahati. Under the leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji, the Himanta Biswa Sarma government is fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Assam. Each and every Karyakarta of the BJP should dedicate themselves to building a prosperous Assam."

The meeting witnessed the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Pabitra Margherita, BJP national secretary Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, and several senior state ministers including Ashok Singhal.