Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi Joins BJP
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Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi joins BJP in Assam. Key leader resigns from Congress, welcomed by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Photograph: @himantabiswa/Twitter
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Congress Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday joined the BJP in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other party leaders here.
The senior Congress leader, who was the chairman of the manifesto committee for the Assembly polls, resigned from the party on Tuesday.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin approved Bordoloi's joining on Tuesday, Sarma told reporters here.
"Today, sitting Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi has joined the BJP. Our state president Dilip Saikia has welcomed him to the party fold," the Assam chief minister said.
A former state cabinet minister and two-time MP from Nagaon constituency, Bordoloi had sent his resignation to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge.
The development comes weeks after former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah switched to the BJP.
The senior Congress leader, who was the chairman of the manifesto committee for the Assembly polls, resigned from the party on Tuesday.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin approved Bordoloi's joining on Tuesday, Sarma told reporters here.
"Today, sitting Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi has joined the BJP. Our state president Dilip Saikia has welcomed him to the party fold," the Assam chief minister said.
A former state cabinet minister and two-time MP from Nagaon constituency, Bordoloi had sent his resignation to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge.
The development comes weeks after former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah switched to the BJP.
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