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Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joins BJP

Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joins BJP

Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah on Sunday joined the ruling BJP in the presence of its state unit president Dilip Saikia here.  Hours after joining the BJP, the ruling party inducted Borah into the State Executive Committee. Borah became a BJP member at a function held at the Assam BJP headquarters ‘Vajpayee Bhawan’.  Borah had resigned on February 16, with the Congress high command not accepting it and senior leaders rushing to his residence, while Rahul Gandhi also spoke to him. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Former State Chief Bhupen Borah Joins BJP, Slams Party’s ‘Alarming’ State

Former State Chief Bhupen Borah Joins BJP, Slams Party’s ‘Alarming’ State

2 min readGuwahatiUpdated: Feb 22, 2026 10:39 PM IST Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah formally joined the BJP on Sunday, a week after he resigned from the Congress. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Borah, who had been with the Congress for 32 years and was the president of the Assam Congress unit until Gaurav Gogoi took charge in June last year, submitted his resignation to the party’s central leadership on February 16. On Sunday, he was formally inducted into the BJP in the party’s state headquarters in the presence of state BJP president Dilip Saikia. After the induction, Borah claimed that “self-respecting Assamese” would leave the Congress for the BJP. After Borah’s resignation, Congress leaders, including Gogoi; Jitendra Singh, the AICC general secretary in charge of Assam; Assam Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia; MP Pradyut Bordoloi; and AICC national secretary and Assam co-in-charge Manoj Chauhan, had rushed to his residence to meet him. After the meeting, Jitendra Singh had announced that the party had not accepted his resignation, and Borah told the media that …

Bhupen Borah meets Assam CM after Congress exit, likely to join BJP

Bhupen Borah meets Assam CM after Congress exit, likely to join BJP

Ex-Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah will soon join the BJP, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarm on Tuesday as he met eith the for state Congress chief at his residence. The meeting comes a day after Borah submitted his resignation from Congress, raising concerns within the party just weeks before the polls.  Borah said he would withdraw his resignation if senior leaders Pradyut Bordoloi and Debabrata Saikia convinced him that the party unit was functioning in its true spirit. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Ex-Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Borah Resigns, Blames Gaurav Gogoi’s High-Handedness | India News

Ex-Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Borah Resigns, Blames Gaurav Gogoi’s High-Handedness | India News

Last Updated:February 16, 2026, 12:08 IST Bhupen Borah’s resignation comes just months ahead of the Assam state assembly elections. He was expected to contest from the newly formed Ranganodi constituency. Bhupen Kumar Borah Resigns From Congress In a major setback to the Congress ahead of the Assembly polls in Assam, former state unit chief Bhupen Kumar Borah has resigned, according to sources. Borah is learnt to have blamed Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s “highhandedness” for his decision. The development comes just days before Priyanka Gandhi’s scheduled visit to Assam. Sources said Borah sent his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. He also wrote to Rahul Gandhi. In his letter, Borah said he was being ignored by the party leadership and was not given his due in the state unit. He said he had informed the high command about how the party was functioning in the state and that the situation had affected his self-esteem and dignity. After his resignation, Borah said, “I sent my resignation to the Congress High Command at 8 am this morning …