New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) After Assam Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi quit the Congress and joined the BJP, Nishikant Dubey, BJP MP from Jharkhand, on Wednesday said that one should not be surprised if more Congress leaders resign from the party in the coming days. He hinted that even Gaurav Gogoi could step down in the future.Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Dubey questioned the current state of the Congress. “Is there anything left in Congress? Yesterday, as you saw, Congress members…
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Hours after quitting the Congress party, Lok Sabha MP from Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi, joined the BJP in the national capital on Wednesday. Bordoloi, who was a minister in Assam during the Congress regime, joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP president Dilip Saikia.Pradyut Bordoloi said he was “deeply hurt” and “left with no option” but to resign from the Indian National Congress, alleging repeated humiliation and a la…
Guwahati, March 9 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that seat-sharing talks between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) for the upcoming elections have been finalised, with the proposal sent to the party’s central leadership for approval. Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said that the final agreement on seat distribution has already been worked out at the state level and the details have been forwarded to the BJP’s nati…
Guwahati, March 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s ongoing ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ received an overwhelming response on its second day, as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led a massive rally from Jagiroad to Morigaon, party leaders said.Thousands of BJP supporters gathered along the rally route, turning the stretch into a vibrant display of party flags, slogans and enthusiastic crowds.The Chief Minister’s convoy moved slowly through key localities as people from different sectio…
Guwahati, Feb 27 (IANS) Assam BJP President and Lok Sabha MP Dilip Saikia said on Friday that the party’s list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections will be announced in a phased manner after the conclusion of the Holi (Dol Utsav). Speaking to reporters in Nalbari, Saikia said the BJP is finalising its strategy and will soon make public its candidates at an appropriate time. “The BJP’s candidate list will be declared phase by phase after Dol Utsav,” he added. Making a significant rem…
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) Newly inducted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupen Borah on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership, citing personal experiences to highlight what he described as the “stark difference” between the functioning of Congress and the BJP. Borah, who formally joined the BJP on February 22, said that despite spending several years in the Congress, he failed to secure an appointment with the Gandhi family, apparently meaning Sonia Gandhi, Leader of O…
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) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the BJP is set to contest the two vacant Rajya Sabha seats from the state that are scheduled to go to the polls on March 16, while preparations are also underway to frame a strategy for the third vacant seat. Sarma said the BJP has already decided to give party tickets for the two Rajya Sabha seats that are falling vacant and will soon complete the internal process for finalising candidates. He added that the …
Guwahati, Feb 20 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Assam unit President Dilip Saikia, on Friday, criticised the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her visit to the state, alleging that she was attempting to mislead the people of the country to protect party leader Gaurav Gogoi. Addressing the media, Saikia said that while the BJP welcomes Priyanka Gandhi to Assam, her statements and political activities in the state were aimed at shielding Gogoi rather t…
Guwahati, Feb 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will announce its list of candidates for the upcoming Assam elections after February 25, with a strong emphasis on youth leaders and women candidates, state BJP president Dilip Saikia said on Thursday.Addressing reporters here, Saikia said the party’s candidate selection process is in its final stages and that extensive consultations are being held at multiple levels of the organisation.He indicated that the BJP is keen to provide greater …