Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) President Lurinjyoti Gogoi on Wednesday said the regional party has launched a comprehensive review of its dismal showing in the recently concluded Assam Assembly elections and is now charting a long-term roadmap to rebuild its organisational strength and advance its Assamese nationalist agenda.

Post-Poll Review Underway

Speaking to reporters in Guwahati after a series of internal meetings, Gogoi said the party spent three days conducting a detailed assessment of the election results — including why the Opposition alliance failed to make the expected dent against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

'We have conducted extensive discussions and analysis over the last three days regarding the election results. We examined why we could not achieve success despite Opposition unity and why the expected poll results did not come,' Gogoi said.

The AJP had contested 10 seats in alliance with the Congress but failed to win a single one. Gogoi himself lost from the Khowang Assembly constituency in Dibrugarh district, defeated by BJP candidate Chakradhar Gogoi.

Organisational Weaknesses Identified

According to Gogoi, the review identified several structural gaps that hurt the party's electoral performance. 'One of the major factors was that we could not expand and strengthen our organisation in the way it was required. We need to take our ideology, vision and nationalist principles more effectively to the people,' he said.

The AJP chief also alleged that Opposition parties faced a difficult playing field, citing what he described as the BJP's 'money power, intimidation tactics and beneficiary politics.' He claimed that delimitation, Hindu-Muslim political polarisation, financial inducements, and fear tactics all played a role — allegations the BJP has not publicly responded to.

Three-Year and Five-Year Plans in the Works

Despite the setback, Gogoi said the party is now preparing both three-year and five-year organisational plans. 'We are analysing where our limitations are and how nationalist politics can be expanded further,' he said, reaffirming the party's focus on protecting Assam's language, culture, identity, and economic interests.

Notably, this is not the first time the AJP — formed in 2020 by former All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and student movement leaders — has had to recalibrate after a poor electoral showing. The party has struggled to convert its ideological appeal into seat wins since its founding.

Appeal to Voters and the Road Ahead

Gogoi appealed to the people of Assam to maintain faith in the party and offer constructive criticism. 'We will not deviate from the ideals of self-respect, self-confidence and Assamese nationalism,' he said, stressing that personal political ambition was not the party's primary driver.

With the next round of electoral battles on the horizon, the AJP's ability to translate its post-mortem into ground-level organisational expansion will be the real test of whether the party can remain a credible force in Assam's competitive regional politics.