Bhupen Borah joins BJP days after quitting Congress ahead of Assam elections

NEW DELHI: Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah connected Sunday joined the BJP, days aft stepping down from the Congress up of the upcoming assembly elections successful the state.Former Congress idiosyncratic Sanju Bora besides switched sides and entered the saffron enactment on with him.Borah had resigned earlier this week, but the Congress precocious bid had not accepted his resignation. Senior enactment leaders visited his residence to transportation him to reconsider, and Rahul Gandhi besides spoke to him. Borah had sought clip to reappraisal his decision, but a time aboriginal Assam main curate Himanta Biswa Sarma visited his location and announced that helium would formally articulation the BJP connected February 22.After gathering Union location curate Amit Shah, Borah wrote successful a post, “32 years vs 32 hours — the quality is visible.”Reacting to the development, Assam PCC president Gaurav Gogoi asserted that Borah’s exit would not dent the party’s prospects. “Congress is similar an ocean; we are each conscionable h2o drops successful it. Congress was determination agelong earlier our fathers and forefathers existed. Bhupen Borah’s leaving volition not interaction our party’s prospects successful the assembly polls,” helium said.

Assam is acceptable to clasp assembly elections aboriginal this year, with the BJP, led by main curate Himanta Biswa Sarma, aiming to clasp powerfulness portion facing a renewed situation from the Congress. Borah’s gathering with the main curate has further fuelled governmental speculation arsenic parties cogwheel up for the contest.