New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The surprising exit of former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah over “humiliation” within the party has brought the focus back on Congress’ perennial decline and its failures, particularly the party high command, in pacifying the veterans from moving out and also in settling the factional feuds that have lately turned out to be the biggest reasons behind its electoral setbacks.In many states, Congress units have been reduced to the margins, marred by internal par…
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Guwahati, Feb 22 (IANS) Former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Sunday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), marking a major political shift ahead of the crucial electoral season in the state.Borah joined the BJP at a programme held in Guwahati in the presence of Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia and state minister Jayanta Malla Baruah.Senior party leaders and workers were also present at the induction ceremony.Speaking to reporters after joining…
Guwahati, Feb 21 (IANS) Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Saturday said there was no bitterness within the party during Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s recent visit to Assam, even as senior leader Bhupen Kumar Borah resigned from the Congress and is set to join the BJP. “Priyanka Gandhi spoke to everyone during her Assam visit. There is no kind of bitterness among us. I tried to persuade Bhupen Borah to stay, but it seems he had already made up his mind,” Bordoloi told reporters.Bordoloi’s remarks…
Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) Assam Mahila Congress President Mira Borthakur on Thursday launched a sharp attack on former Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhupen Kumar Borah, describing him as a “betrayer” and an “opportunist” following his resignation from the party and impending switch to the BJP.Reacting strongly to Borah’s exit, Borthakur said that a leader who had shared the Congress platform for years has now abandoned the party for personal political gain.“Till recently we were…
Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) Assam Congress MLA Rakibuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the resignation of former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah will have no impact on the party, describing it as a “vast ocean” that remains unaffected by individual exits. Reacting to Borah’s resignation from the Congress party and his scheduled joining of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 22, Ahmed said that such political developments are not new and will not weaken t…
Guwahati, Feb 18 (IANS) Former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Wednesday launched a blistering counterattack on Lok Sabha member Gaurav Gogoi, exposing “sharp fault lines” within the Assam Congress that appear to be widening rapidly amid “defections and leadership turmoil”. Reacting to the Congress leader’s recent critical remarks against him, Borah questioned the Jorhat MP’s political standing, asking, “Who is Gaurav Gogoi to demand an apology from me?”Bo…
Guwahati, Feb 18 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Lok Sabha member Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on former state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah following Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s announcement that Borah would join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 22. Reacting to the development, Gogoi described Borah as a “shrewd leader” and said he no longer deserved to speak on issues concerning the Congress party.”Bhupen Borah has lost…
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS)The Congress party in Assam is likely to face a significant political and psychological setback after the departure of senior leader and former APCC president Bhupen Kumar Borah. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that this development will weaken the opposition party’s organisational strength ahead of the upcoming elections.Sarma on Tuesday formally announced that Borah will join the Bharatiya Janata Party on February 22, describing the move as a turning point in A…
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday made a series of sharp political remarks, forecasting a major restructuring of the opposition space in the state ahead of the 2031 Assembly elections and asserting that the Congress will steadily lose its relevance. Sarma said that by 2031, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will no longer be contesting primarily against the Congress, but against Raijor Dal, indicating a shift in Assam’s political axis. He claimed…
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS) In a major political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 22, following his high-profile meeting with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the former’s Ghoramara residence in Guwahati on Tuesday. The meeting between Sarma and Borah has triggered intense political speculation across the state, coming just a day after Borah…