Guwahati, March 19 -- As the Assam Assembly elections draw closer, political developments gathered pace on Thursday with Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi reiterating efforts to forge a broad opposition coalition, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced 88 candidates for the polls.

Gogoi highlighted the ongoing discussions with Raijor Dal to expand the opposition alliance beyond the current five-party understanding.

Gogoi said that the Congress-led opposition alliance presently includes Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI ML), and All Party Hill Leaders' Conference (APHLC), along with Congress itself. He underlined the urgency of consolidati...