AIUDF suspended MLA Zakir Hussain Laskar for six years. The party plans to contest 35-40 seats in the 2026 Assam polls. AIUDF and Congress's alliance talks for Lok Sabha polls failed. AIUDF faced a major defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Congress candidate Rakibul Hussain defeated Badruddin Ajmal by a huge margin.
