AIUDF rejects Congress offer for joint fight in Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll, fields own candidate

AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal rejected the Congress party's offer for the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat. He stated that AIUDF will field Rejaul Karim Sarkar as its candidate for the election. The Congress leader alleged AIUDF decided to field a candidate under pressure from others. He expressed confidence that Congress would retain the constituency in the upcoming polls. This decision comes after the sitting Congress MP resigned from his position.