Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi joins BJP; CM hints at recommending him for polls | India News
New Delhi: Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP on Wednesday, a day after quitting the Congress and being invited by BJP Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma.Speaking after Bordoloi joined the BJP, Sarma said, “The Assam Pradesh BJP will recommend to the central leadership that he should contest the assembly elections. No self-respecting person has any reason to be with the Congress party. We aim to bring more Congress leaders into the fold.”Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday called her resignation “very unfortunate”. He suggested that Bordoloi was upset about the allocation of tickets for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. He said the party wanted to have a chance to talk to him before he resigned.
“It’s very unfortunate. I think he was upset about being assigned a ticket, and we wish we had had a chance to have a conversation about it,” he said.In his resignation letter to the AICC president, Bordoloi said he was facing internal problems in the party. His move came shortly after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma publicly invited him to join the BJP.Speaking to reporters after the resignation, Bordoloi said he was not happy with the decision but felt compelled to take action. He said that people within the Congress, especially from Assam, had insulted him on several issues and claimed that the party leadership did not sympathize with him. Bordoloi’s exit comes almost a month after former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah also joined the BJP after a long stint in the party.The development comes ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, which will be held in a single phase on April 9 for all 126 constituencies. Counting of votes is scheduled on May 4.The election will see a contest between the BJP-led government, under Himanta Biswa Sharma for a third consecutive term, and the Congress, which aims to return to power.
