Tezpur, Dec. 28 -- In a prelude to next years assembly elections, the President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Gaurav Gogoi, issued an open challenge to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to conduct a caste census in the state.

Addressing a rally in Tezpur on the occasion of the 141st Foundation Day of the Indian National Congress, Gogoi declared that the Congress party would form the government in Assam in 2026.

The rally, led by Gogoi, began from Tezpur's Rajiv Bhavan and covered a six-kilometre route, and was later concluded at Jayamati Field. More than five thousand Congress leaders and workers participated in the procession and raised slogans of "Congress Zindabad".

Meanwhile, Congress National President Mal...