Guwahati : Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday categorically ruled out any electoral understanding with the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) for the 2026 Assembly elections, drawing a firm line against an alliance with the Badruddin Ajmal-led party.

Addressing public meetings in the Hajo-Sualkuchi constituency on January 18, Gogoi said the AIUDF’s poor showing in the recent Lok Sabha elections had exposed the limitations of its electoral base. He added that any assumption that the party could cross the Assembly threshold by aligning with the Congress was “entirely misplaced”.

Gogoi said the Congress was instead working to forge a broader opposition platform on the lines of the alliance put together for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, which had deliberately excluded the AIUDF.

Turning his attack on the state government, Gogoi accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of failing to fulfil key commitments, including the promise of Scheduled Tribe status to six communities. Describing Sarma as the “most dishonest” chief minister Assam has seen, he alleged that the chief minister had amassed wealth in the names of family members, and said the Congress would confiscate illegally acquired assets if voted to power.

The Congress leader also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of deepening divisions along religious, linguistic and ethnic lines, arguing that such politics benefited individuals rather than Assam’s development. Calling for public support to build a “Bor Asom” (greater Assam), Gogoi said the Congress aimed to restore social harmony and prioritise the welfare of the poor, as it had during the tenure of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi.

Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Bora, who accompanied Gogoi, echoed the criticism, alleging that the BJP had failed to deliver on the promises that brought it to power.