The face of the 2024 Lok Sabha Poll in Assam for the Congress Party is now Gaurav Gogoi- the new chief of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC).

The Congress Party on May 26, 2025, named the Jorhat Lok Sabha MP the president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee and with this, now the real play begins.

In an article published on The Story Mug on March 12, 2025, we discussed the importance of making Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi the chief of the Congress Party in time. And the message was well delivered, as the All India Congress Committee on May 26, 2025 finally made it official to put the Jorhat MP in a chair which had long been demanded.

The decision of the AICC brightens the minds of Congress Party workers across the state, giving them hope for next year's Assembly polls.

Since 2021, Gaurav Gogoi has matured a lot, being a novice in state politics to a suave leader right now. Gogoi made an imprint with his performance in the last LS poll in the state, as well as becoming a key factor for the BJP in the by-election to five assembly seats held in November 2024.

Gaurav Gogoi, who has been of late embroiled in unwarranted attention created by the BJP over his Pakistan connection, is now able to create a counter-strategy of his own.

The repeated allegations by BJP leader and Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Gogoi regarding his visit to Pakistan are confusing the masses with multiple myths.

Although there is no official claim or allegation against Gaurav Gogoi, the mudslinging has had an impact among voters. Now, Gaurav Gogoi needs to head on this in full wing to win back the faith of the Assamese people.

Equations Of 2026 Assembly Elections

Gaurav Gogoi, now being the head of the Congress Party in Assam, must keep certain things in mind. Gogoi must avoid the AIUDF factor for good.

After its debacle in Lok Sabha 2024, Badaruddin Ajmal (once a rescue ranger of Muslims) is trying to regain ground, but his party colleagues (including MLAs) are now more interested in the Congress Party.

The delimitation factor, or say scenario in 2024, made it clear that the Muslim community in Assam is now with the Congress Party only. Meanwhile, the Congress has to worry about winning back the hearts of the greater Brahmaputra Valley.

Gogoi, himself an Ahom, must start campaigning on that pitch for recapturing the people's mandate in Ahom-dominated constituencies of Upper Assam.

Meanwhile, Gaurav Gogoi must take all anti-BJP parties into his fold in Assam for the upcoming polls in BTC and then the Assembly next year.

The APCC president should be in line with other regional forces like Lurinjyoti Gogoi and Akhil Gogoi, along with BTC leadership.

Is Gaurav The Next CM?

It is too early to presume that, but with the announcement of him being the chief of Assam Congress, Gaurav Gogoi must now jump into the aggressive mode of campaigning to make the difference.

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