For the assembly elections in Assam to be held on April 9, 2026, the BJP has released its first—and complete—list of candidates in one go. The party has announced the names of its candidates for a total of 89 seats; While the initial announcement included 88 names, the remaining names were finalized soon thereafter. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said that BJP would release the list of all its candidates at once, and that is exactly what has happened.
Pradyut Bordoloi got the most important seat
Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi, who resigned from the Congress party and joined the BJP, has been made the candidate from Dispur constituency. Dispur is widely considered to be the most prestigious and high-profile assembly seat of Assam. Pradyut Bordoloi tendered his resignation from the Congress on Tuesday and formally joined the BJP on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. CM Himanta said that this step will strengthen the party. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma himself will contest from Jalukbari constituency; This is his traditional seat, where he has consistently shown strong electoral performance.
New and young candidates were given place
Many sitting MLAs have been made candidates again in this list, along with many new and young faces have also been included. Women and candidates from tribal areas have also been given significant representation. The extensive list includes names like Ashwini Roy Sarkar (Golakganj), Uttam Prasad (Dhubri), Madhavi Das (Birsingh Jarua), and Bijay Malakar (Ramakrishna Nagar).
Central Election Committee finalized the list in Delhi
Today, on March 19, 2026, the party’s Central Election Committee met in Delhi and formally approved the names of 88 candidates. The party said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and other members of the committee attended the meeting of the Central Election Committee. The list contains the constituency number, assembly constituency name and full name of the candidate for each seat.
