India, May 4 -- Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora is contesting the 2026 Assam assembly elections from the Barchalla constituency in Sonitpur district. A former President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Bora is one of the party's most experienced figures. He is aiming to reclaim a seat in the state legislature as part of the Asom Sonmilito Morcha alliance's bid to unseat the ruling NDA.

In Barchalla, Bora is locked in a direct contest against Ganesh Kumar Limbu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

On the campaign trail, Bora positioned himself as a champion of the "common man," focusing his attacks on the state's rising debt and the "communal divide" he alleges has been fostered by the current a...