Asom Sonmilito Morcha

Asom Sonmilito Morcha
असम सम्मिलित मोर्चा Asom Sonmilito Morcha
Abbreviation	ASOM
President	Ajit Kumar Bhuyan (AGM)
Chairman	Gaurav Gogoi
Secretary	Lurinjyoti Gogoi (AJP)
Lok Sabha  Leader	Gaurav Gogoi
Founded	2021
Headquarters	Rajiv Bhawan, GS Road, Guwahati, Assam
Ideology	Anti-CAA [1] Constitutionalism [2] Anti-authoritarianism [3] Social Populism
Political position	Big Tent
Seats in  Rajya Sabha	1 / 7
Seats in  Lok Sabha	3 / 14
Seats in  Assam Legislative Assembly	24 / 126
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Asom Sonmilito Morcha ^[4] (ASOM), formerly known as United Opposition Forum, is a coalition of political parties in the northeastern state of Assam in India. It is the major political alliance in Assam. The alliance is led by Indian National Congress along with several other political parties. Most of the ASOM constituents are members of the Indian National Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at pan-India level. ^{[3] [5] [6] [7]}

History & Elections

Ten political parties formed a political alliance in the run-up to the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election. But only eight of them including Indian National Congress, All India United Democratic Front, Bodoland People's Front, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Anchalik Gana Morcha and Rashtriya Janata Dal agreed on a seat-sharing arrangement for dethroning the incumbent BJP government. ^[8] The alliance was unable to defeat the BJP and its allies, but it gained 43.68% of the total votes polled and got 50 seats. ^[9]

After the election, Bodoland People's Front left the alliance and All India United Democratic Front was expelled by Indian National Congress. ^[10]

Due to disagreement on seat sharing for Assam Legislative Assembly by-polls in 2024, the opposition parties went ahead, excluding the Indian National Congress. ^[11]

In November 2025, Indian National Congress and seven other parties formed a new alliance ahead of the 2026 Assam election. ^[12]

Members

Party		Ideology	State Leaders
	Indian National Congress	Indian Liberalism	Gaurav Gogoi
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Marxism–Leninism	Suprakash Talukdar
	Raijor Dal	Socialism	Akhil Gogoi
	Assam Jatiya Parishad	Regionalism	Lurinjyoti Gogoi
	Communist Party of India	Marxism–Leninism	Munin Mahanta
	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation	Marxism–Leninism	Bibek Das
	All Party Hill Leaders Conference	Regionalism	Jonas Engti Kathar

Past members

	Year	Party	Symbol	State Leaders	Remarks
1	2021	All India United Democratic Front [13]		Badruddin Ajmal	Expelled
2	2021	Bodoland People's Front		Hagrama Mohilary	Left the alliance
3	2022	Jimochayan Deori People’s Party [14]		Mahesh Deori	Left the alliance to join NDA
4	2023	Liberal Democratic Party (Assam) [15]		Prodyut Bora	Merged with Indian National Congress
5	2024	Janata Dal (United)		Paresh Nath	Left the alliance to join NDA
6	2024	Trinamool Congress		Sushmita Dev	Left the alliance

Presidents

President

The president coordinates with the members of currently four membered panel of General Secretaries.

No.	Name	Date of appointment	Date of retirement	Party
1	Ripun Bora	15 March 2021	24 July 2021	INC
2	Bhupen Kumar Borah	24 July 2021	23 October 2024
3	Ajit Kumar Bhuyan [16]	25 October 2024	Till date	AJP

Working Presidents & General Secretaries

No.	Posts	Name	Tenure	Party
1	Working Presidents	Suprakash Talukdar	25-Oct-2024-Incumbent		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2		Jonas Ingti Kathar	25-Oct-2024-Incumbent		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1	General Secretary	Lurinjyoti Gogoi			Assam Jatiya Parishad

References

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2. "Assam: Foundational Pillars of Constitution Facing Constant Attack | Peoples Democracy". peoplesdemocracy.in.
3. "Assam opposition parties to frame common minimum programme for Lok Sabha polls". Deccan Herald.
4. "Assam opposition parties rename alliance as 'Asom Sonmilito Morcha'".
5. "Press Trust Of India". www.ptinews.com.
6. "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls" . Retrieved 11 March 2023.
7. Tribune, The Assam (12 November 2025). "Seven Opposition parties revive Asom Sonmilito Morcha to challenge BJP in 2026". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
8. Service, Indo-Asian News (14 March 2021). "Cong-led 'Mahajot' in Assam now has 10 parties". The Siasat Daily.
9. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021".
10. "Don't weaken 'Mahajot', AIUDF tells Congress after being removed from alliance in Assam". The New Indian Express. 31 August 2021.
11. "Congress Is Responsible For Collapse Of Opposition Unity In Assam | OPINION". 26 October 2024.
12. "Congress, seven parties decide to form anti-BJP front in Assam". The Hindu. 12 November 2025. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 16 November 2025.
13. "Assam Congress snaps ties with AIUDF". The Hindu. 31 August 2021. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 9 June 2025.
14. "Deori party shuns Congress, turns BJP ally in council". The Times of India. 14 November 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 January 2025.
15. "BJP IT cell founding convener Prodyut Bora's party to merge with Congress". The Indian Express. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
16. Sadanand, B. (25 October 2024). "Assam Opp alliance moves forward sans Congress; names new chief". EastMojo.