India, Jan. 25 -- With the Assam Assembly elections scheduled for March-April 2026, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress are deep into the most sensitive phase of election preparation: ticket distribution. This process, often messy and politically explosive is now exposing internal rivalries, alliance tensions and sharp accusations from both sides. With 126 Assembly seats after delimitation, the decisions taken over the next few weeks could decide the fate of the election.

The BJP, riding on its 2021 mandate of 60 seats and leading a coalition government under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is pushing a performance-based formula for ticket selection. Party sources say sitting MLAs are being judged...