GUWAHATI, March 20 -- The Congress and the Raijor Dal announced an alliance on Thursday, ending days of speculation, for the upcoming Assam assembly elections. As part of the agreement, the Congress has agreed to give the regional outfit 11 seats while the two parties would have a "friendly contest" in two seats. Giving details of the deal, Congress state president Gaurav Gogoi said that the decision was made for the "greater good" of Assam. "I thank the leadership of Raijor Dal for agreeing to be part of the opposition alliance. Voters in Assam want to get rid of the government of BJP led by Himanta Biswa Sarma. I also thank CPI for deciding to join us as well and appeal to other opposition parties to join hands for the greater cause and s...