Guwahati, Oct. 9 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday targeted the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, following the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the Nagaon bypoll election, declaring that the party's win delivered a crushing defeat to Rahul Gandhi's politics.

Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, CM Sarma declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party had increased its vote share in Nagaon despite contesting against Badruddin Ajmal's AIUDF and reduced the Congress party's margin to 10%,noting that Congress secured 9% of the votes in the bypolls.

The Nagaon Parliament has eight seats. Out of that, in four seats in the 2026 assembly election, Congress won by 1 lakh votes each. Dhing, Rupohi, Sa...