The Congress has fielded Uday Shankar Hazarika, a former BJP leader who switched sides to the Congress in 2023, against BJP MP Pradan Baruah, a seasoned politician who has won the seat twice in a row.
Rajani Kumar Dutta, father of Chayan Dutta, is keeping his fingers crossed because there are only a few hours left for Chandrayaan-3 to land on the moon.