# Nagaon bypoll set for multi-cornered contest, BJP expects tough fight 2026-08-16T20:27:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election is shaping up as a multi-cornered battle, with Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia acknowledging the contest will be 'tough and challenging'. He said the party will 'go all out' to win, citing development work and the BJP's presence at both the Centre and state as factors in its favour. Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi expressed confidence of victory, dismissing the AIUDF's role as the 'B-team of the BJP'. The AIUDF has named Rejaul Karim Sarkar as its candidate and ruled out an alliance with the Congress, while the Raijor Dal is yet to decide on contesting. The BJP has set an internal target of a 90,000-vote lead from the constituency. The Election Commission has not yet announced the bypoll dates. Congress said it will finalise its strategy after the notification. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: AIUDF, BJP, Congress, Election Commission of India, Nagaon, Raijor Dal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nagaon-bypoll-set-for-multi-cornered-contest-bjp-expects-tough-fight/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nagaon-bypoll-set-for-multi-cornered-contest-bjp-expects-tough-fight/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/