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- Borah joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of state president Dilip Saikia
- He was immediately inducted into the party’s State Executive Committee.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed Borah, saying a “new life” begins for him in the BJP.
Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday in the presence of state unit president Dilip Saikia.
Soon after joining the party, Borah was inducted into the BJP’s State Executive Committee. He formally became a member of the party at a function held at the Assam BJP headquarters, Vajpayee Bhawan.
Along with Borah, several former Congress leaders — including Sanju Bora, Rajesh Kumar Joshi, Kangkan Das and Gagan Chandra Bora — and more than a dozen other workers from the opposition party also joined the BJP.
Borah had submitted his resignation on February 16, though the Congress high command did not accept it immediately. Senior leaders visited his residence, and Rahul Gandhi also spoke to him. He had sought time to reconsider his decision. However, the following day, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Borah’s residence and announced that he would join the BJP on February 22.
The 126-member Assam Assembly is expected to go to the polls in March-April.
After joining the BJP, Borah said: "I didn't resign from the Congress, thinking that I would join the BJP. I resigned, thinking that a self-introspection would take place about the wrongs in the Congress, and expected a promise that it would be corrected." He added that the Congress leadership "hurt his sentiment".
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BY Outlook News Desk |
