Whatâs making the Congress-AIUDF alliance tick in Assam?
They have for now found a common foe in the BJP. But is it a strong enough glue?
Rezaul Karim, left, in Chenga.|Ayan Sharma
In the afternoon on March 29, a meeting of the Mahajot alliance, led by the Congress, at Chalantapara in Assamâs Bongaigaon assumed an emotional tone. It was raining heavily and there was a power cut, so the meeting began under candlelight. The chief guest at the 100-plus gathering of workers from the Congress and its ally, the All India United Democratic Front, was Abdul Khaleque, the grand old partyâs Lok Sabha MP from Barpeta. Leaders of both parties from Bongaigaon and neighbouring areas were in attendance.