North-East

Bhupen Kumar Borah Joins BJP in Assam


Bhupen Kumar Borah, former president of the Assam unit of the Indian National Congress, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday in Guwahati. He was inducted into the party in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP president Dilip Saikia.

A seasoned politician from Assam, Borah was associated with the Congress for over three decades before recently resigning from the party. He represented the Bihpuria constituency in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2016.

However, he lost the seat to BJP candidates in both the 2016 and 2021 Assembly elections. Borah’s move to the BJP is being seen as a significant political development in the state, given his long association with the Congress and his previous role as its state chief.

 

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