Commuters had a harrowing time as massive rallies taken out by supporters of BJP’s Jalukbari LAC candidate Himanta Biswa Sarma (seen in the picture) and other candidates for filing nominations caused traffic jams in Guwahati city on Friday. – AT photo

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being felicitated by party members at an election campaign rally in Doomdooma on Friday. – UB Photos

Players of Bodousa Sports Club (blue) and ASEB Sports Club (white and blue) in action during the 1st semifinal of the 67th Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy Football Tournament in Guwahati on Thursday. – UB Photos

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda releasing a publication during the inaugural function of ‘INDIA CHEM 2021 – 11th Biennial International Exhibition and Conference’, in New Delhi on Wednesday. – PIB

Tourists watching a herd of ponies at Mawmahwa village in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya on Thursday. – UB Photos

Tourists watching a herd of ponies at Mawmahwa village in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya on Thursday. – UB Photos

A large crowd gathers to listen to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb (not seen in the picture) during a campaign meeting for the ensuing tribal autonomous council polls, at Peratia in Gomati district on Thursday. – Photo: Correspondent

Former President Hamid Karzai (left) and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (second right) attend an international peace conference in Moscow on Thursday. Russia is hosting a peace conference for Afghanistan, bringing together government representatives and their Taliban adversaries along with regional observers in a bid to help jump-start the country’s stalled peace process. – AP/PTI

Real Madrid’s Luka Modric (C) vies with Atalanta’s Josip Ilicic (R) during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match in Madrid.

BJP candidate Gurujyoti Das during an election campaign, at Mangaldai on Wednesday. – UB Photos