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Sarbananda Sonowal campaigns in Nagaon bypoll, hails NDA as development engine, attacks Congress
✍️ India Today NE
🗓 01 Oct 2026, 07:37 AM
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During the Nagaon by‑election campaign, former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal praised the NDA’s development record and criticised the Congress party.
Former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal took to the streets of Nagaon on the campaign trail for the ongoing by‑election. Addressing a gathering of party workers and local supporters, he portrayed the National Democratic Alliance as the primary engine driving development across the state.
Sonowal highlighted recent infrastructure projects, agricultural schemes and employment initiatives that he said were delivered under the NDA’s governance. He contrasted these achievements with what he described as the Congress party’s inability to provide comparable progress.
The former chief minister’s remarks came ahead of the scheduled polling date for the Nagaon parliamentary constituency, a seat that has attracted intense attention from both national and regional parties. His campaign message underscores the BJP’s strategy to link local development narratives with the broader NDA coalition ahead of the vote.
Political analysts note that Sonowal’s focus on development and criticism of the opposition aims to consolidate the NDA’s voter base in Assam, where the bypoll is seen as a litmus test for upcoming state and national elections.
Sonowal highlighted recent infrastructure projects, agricultural schemes and employment initiatives that he said were delivered under the NDA’s governance. He contrasted these achievements with what he described as the Congress party’s inability to provide comparable progress.
The former chief minister’s remarks came ahead of the scheduled polling date for the Nagaon parliamentary constituency, a seat that has attracted intense attention from both national and regional parties. His campaign message underscores the BJP’s strategy to link local development narratives with the broader NDA coalition ahead of the vote.
Political analysts note that Sonowal’s focus on development and criticism of the opposition aims to consolidate the NDA’s voter base in Assam, where the bypoll is seen as a litmus test for upcoming state and national elections.