India, Jan. 25 -- With just two months remaining before the Assam Assembly elections, the Congress has made a major strategic shift by ending its long-standing alliance with the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and opting to contest the polls independently. Instead, the party is placing greater emphasis on coordination with regional forces such as the Raijor Dal and the Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP). The move formalises a split that had been developing for months and was earlier reported by The Sunday Guardian.

As a result, the Congress will enter the elections without two of its key allies from the 2021 Assembly polls-AIUDF and the Bodoland People's Front (BPF). While the BPF has since aligned itself with the BJP, the exclusion of...