BJP Faces Assam Tidal Wave of Ticket Hopefuls
BJP worker in Silchar Sandhya Acharjee (Image Nirendra Dev)
A major surge in ticket hopefuls brings comforts in the BJP camp ahead of Assembly polls
By NIRENDRA DEV
Guwahati, February 4, 2026 — Polls wins cause domino effects in the fortunes of a political party. In Assam, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) girds up to with a third straight mandate, the outfit is happily counting on ticket seekers. And the hopefuls wouldn’t mind missing out when candidates are announced—they would be happy that their names were recorded.
Until 2016 changed the Assam politics, the BJP was mostly an explorer in the state. But the political tectonic plates moved. The BJP saffronised the Assam politics. Brand Modi just gave a tidal lift to the BJP’s appeal in Assam.
Dulal Das is a BJP mandal president in Silchar. He was candid in revealing the rise of a new class of ticket hopefuls. “The BJP’s growth has been multi-pronged and due to multiple factors. Today it has reached such a stage that most ticket aspirants seem to ask for tickets not strictly for 2026 polls,” Das said.
He stressed that ticket hopefuls “want their names recorded so that they are considered for tickets in 2031, 2036 and even 2041 Assembly elections in Assam.”
Dipayan Chakraborty is the incumbent legislator from Silchar. “I myself got ticket in 2021 after my previous requests were rejected on at least three occasions,” Chakraborty said.
He reasoned that the heavy rush of ticket hopefuls shows the “talent poll in the BJP.” Insiders in the district unit revealed that as many as 11 party leaders are vying to contest the Assam 2026 elections from Silchar constituency.
There are 15 ticket seekers for the Udarbondh Assembly seat. Udarbondh is locally called a saffron bastion.
“Only the BJP is relevant in our constituency,” said Joy Jyoti De, who hopes to get a BJP ticket. He’s a practicing lawyer. De has plans on ways to transform his constituency if were to win the seat after the BJP gives a ticket.
“I have a roadmap to boost tourism in Udarbond. The sacred Kacha Kanti Mandir is here,” he told a group of party workers. His admirers in the constituency say De is media shy while being a “workaholic.”
“If party leadership wants a good candidate for change in the face, we should go for Joy babu” said Prabal Biswas, an Army veteran.
De has an ABVP pedigree. He counts on his debating skills as an advantage.
In Silchar, Amarendra Paul is another BJP ticket aspirant. He is also a grassroots level worker and associated with the RSS. A lawyer by profession, he is eager to step in if the BJP were to replace the incumbent MLA.
“The party is always right for us. If I am not considered, world will not change. I will continue to work for the BJP, perhaps with more passion,” he asserted.
Paul argues that Barak Valley faces a “grim challenge from illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi Muslims.” “Our Silchar town needs beautification. We have to get flyovers. I was involved in the signature campaign for the same,” Pal stated. He also exudes a sense of humour.
“My wife, Chameli Paul, is a former vice chairperson of Silchar municipal board. But she wants me to contest the Assembly elections from here,” said Paul, adding that “he’s a good husband.”
Sandhya Rani Acharjee is also a ticket seeker for Silchar Assembly constituency. “I am the only woman leader here who is asking for the BJP ticket. So, I should get it, and then, we all can work sincerely for Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas,” Acharjee told this author.
She counts her winnability factors—a member of the BJP since 2003, political journey for nation building, and commitment to the RSS ideology.
The BJP’s growth in the Barak Valley began long ago—much before the saffron outfit gained footprints elsewhere in Assam.
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