New Delhi: Ahead of next year’s Assam Assembly elections, the Congress on Monday appointed Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi as the new president of its state unit, replacing Bupen Kumar Borah.
The Congress also appointed three new working presidents - Jakir Hussain Sikdar, Roselina Tirkey and Pradip Sarkar - to its Assam unit.
The term of the current Assembly in Assam is up to May 20, 2026, and the Congress is going all-out in its bid to wrest power from the BJP after losing two consecutive state polls.
“Congress President has appointed Gaurav Gogoi as the President and three Working Presidents of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect,” a statement from AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said.
“The party appreciates the contributions of the outgoing PCC President, Shri Bhupen Kumar Borah.
“Roselina Tirkey is being relieved of her current responsibilities as AICC Secretary,” Venugopal also said.
Gogoi, the son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, is currently the deputy leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha.
With his appointment as the new Assam Congress chief, the party has made it clear that the next Assembly election will be fought under his leadership and he is likely to be its chief ministerial face in the state.