Amit Shah reaches Guwahati for two-day Assam visit

Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived here on Saturday for a two-day visit to the state, during which he will attend an official function and address a rally of the BJP’s youth wing.
Shah was received by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other senior officials at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here.
“I extend a warm welcome to Adarniya @AmitShah ji to the land of Maa Kamakhya. Adarniya Griha Mantri ji will dedicate various developmental projects and enthuse our Yuva Shakti with his words of wisdom,” Sarma said in a post on X.
Shah will spend the night at the Kainadhara State Guest House in the city, a party functionary said. “He is likely to meet the top leadership of the party and discuss the strategies for the upcoming Assam assembly polls. There is nothing scheduled, but we look forward to his guidance,” BJP Assam Media Relation Convenor Dhrubajyoti Maral told PTI.
On Sunday morning, Shah will inaugurate the Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in the Kalapahar area.
The Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital has two campuses — one at Panbazar and the other at Kalapahar.
It will be the second such institute in the state capital after Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
The Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) at Panbazar and the Kalapahar TB Hospital have been upgraded and made the two sites of the PMCH. “After the government programme, the Union home minister will go to the Veterinary College Playground in Khanapara to attend the youth convention of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM),” Maral said.
Shah will address the youths to motivate them to work for the nation and society, he added.
“Preparations were reviewed for the ‘Yuva Shakti Samaroh’ to be addressed tomorrow by Hon’ble Union Home Minister @AmitShah Ji, with 1 lakh+ youths set to participate. A major step towards a Viksit and Aatmanirbhar Assam,” Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia said on X.
An official said that after the youth convention, Shah will leave the state.
The Assam assembly elections for 126 constituencies are expected to take place in April, and the BJP-led coalition is looking for a third consecutive term in power.
This will be the first assembly election after the delimitation exercise, which was done in 2023.