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The fissures within the Congress are visible not just in its Himachal Pradesh unit, but also in many other states, including West Bengal, Assam and Bihar

The United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA), formed in the state in line with Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), on Wednesday announced that a state-wide bandh will be called the very next day of the contentious Act coming into force, followed by gherao of the Janata Bhawan (the secretariat) on next day.

Local organisations in Assam stage fresh demonstrations against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Civil society outfits and indigenous organisations fear that CAA would push more immigrants into the state, thereby creating a demographic imbalance.

Delivering another jolt to the Congress after the exit of leaders like former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and senior leader Milind Deora, the party's Assam working president has quit and is likely to join the BJP.

Goswami had on Sunday resigned as the partys organisational in-charge of Upper Assam citing

Earlier on Sunday, Goswami resigned from his role as the organisational in-charge of Upper Assam, citing “various political reasons”

Rana Goswami second Assam Cong working president to jump ship in two weeks, even as two party MLAs have extended support to Sarma govt

Soon after resigning, he went to New Delhi where he is likely to meet BJP president JP Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, sources in the state's ruling party said.

CM Sarma said that while he would like the idea, but there has been no discussion on this matter so far

In Gujarat, the two parties are at loggerheads over Bharuch, with AAP pushing for Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava while Ahmed Patel’s son Faisal has claimed he is contesting