Guwahati, May 5 -- Following the conclusion of the second phase of campaigning for the 2025 Panchayat Elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam President Dilip Saikia on Monday said that it is the people of the villages who matter to the BJP, not the Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi.

Addressing a press conference, Saikia said that although Gaurav Gogoi's name came up in response to a journalist's question, the focus of the party has remained solely on reaching out to the public with the 15 pledges mentioned in the Sankalp Patra (manifesto).

Accoeding to an statement from BJP office, In the Panchayat election campaign, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addressed over 5 lakh people through 26 meetings. Union Minister Sarbananda Son...