BJP eyes key minority-dominated seats in 2026 Assam polls after Samaguri victory

Riding high on its recent by-election victories in Assam and Meghalaya, India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set its sights on securing five minority-dominated constituencies in the 2026 Assam assembly polls. The party aims to replicate its success in the Samaguri constituency, which it wrested from the Congress party in the recent by-elections.