India, April 8 -- The Assam assembly election is expected to witness a direct contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, which is looking forward to its revival.

While chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is eyeing another term in the state, the Congress is banking on the anti-incumbency to return to power after a decade.

The BJP is banking on the face of Himanta Biswa Sarma and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, while the Congress has put forward Gaurav Gogoi, the son of former CM Tarun Gogoi.

In a state facing several key issues, including immigration and alleged corruption, both the ruling BJP-led NDA and opposition Congress have formed alliances with smaller parties to rule out any probability o...