Founding president of the newly floated regional party Raijor Dal, Akhil Gogoi, has withdrawn his nomination from Mariani constituency for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. He will now contest only from Sivasagar constituency.

The peasant leader had filed nominations from two constituencies Mariani and Sivasagar on Saturday last at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.

In an official statement, the party asked for forgiveness and said as all the parties standing against BJP are a collective opposition. As Mariani is Gogoi’s home constituency the party claimed that Gogoi’s victory is 100 per cent guaranteed, however, the sole intention is to defeat BJP in the upcoming elections, so any other contender from an opposition party can contest the seat.