Assam: Congress, TMC leaders join BJP
First Published: 11th November, 2023 14:32 IST
A number of prominent leaders of the Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) today joined the BJP in Assam
A number of prominent leaders of the Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) today joined the BJP in Assam. Among those who newly swore allegiance to the BJP were Suresh Bora, Paritosh Roy, and Dilip Kumar Sharma respectively.
In a ceremonial entry event held at the BJP office in Guwahati, the leaders of the party were welcomed into the BJP by state president Bhabesh Kalita, to slogans of “Bharat Mata ki Jai”, “Vande Mataram” and “Narendra Modi Zindabad”.
The welcoming ceremony was also attended by Assam Cabinet Minister Pijush Hazarika, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu and other party members.
Suresh Bora, the former president of the Nagaon District Congress Committee who contested the assembly election from Barhampur assembly constituency in 2021, resigned from the party.
On the other hand, former Assam Pradesh Youth Congress Working President Poritush Roy has officially tendered his resignation from the party and officially joined the BJP.
While, Dilip Kumar Sharma, who held the media responsibility for the Assam Trinamool Congress, arrived at the residence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday morning and made it clear that he has joined hands with the saffron party.
This quitting of senior leaders from the Congress and TMC is being seen as a major blow to the opposition’s INDIA alliance in the state of Assam ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Earlier, Congress leaders Suresh Bora and Paritosh Roy had announced their decision to quit the grand-old party over ‘family centric politics’.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Manipur: Fresh Drone Bomb Attacks Reported from Kangchup Hills in Imphal West
15th January 2025
Live CM N. Biren Chairs High-Level Meeting to Address Loktak Lake’s Preservation Challenges
15th January 2025
Live Alliance Air Caps Fares to Manipur at Rs 5000 a Ticket, CM Biren Singh Hails Decision
15th January 2025
Live Guwahati Shocker: Man Killed by Friends After Party, 4 Arrested
15th January 2025
WE RECOMMEND
Guwahati Shocker: Man Killed by Friends After Party, 4 Arrested
The deceased has been identified as Akash Choudhury.
15th January 2025
Tragic Fire During Magh Bihu Festivities Claims Life in Titabor
According to reports, his wife and son were not at home at the time of the incident, narrowly escaping the tragedy.
15th January 2025
22-Year-Old Woman Found Dead In Guwahati, 4th Suicide In 2 Weeks
Guwahati police is yet to ascertain the reason behind the tragic death.
14th January 2025
Noted Assam Singer Rajib Sadia Collapses on Stage While Performing, Dies Minutes Later at Hospital
Rajib's father said that the singer had issues with low blood pressure but had not expressed any serious health concerns recently.
13th January 2025
Kokrajhar Man Trapped in Assam’s Umrangsu Coal Mine for Five Days Laid to Rest Amid Tears
The arrival of the body plunged the entire household and community into deep sorrow, with tears streaming from the eyes of loved ones.
13th January 2025