Three suspended Assam Congress MLAs Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Basanta Das, and Sashi Kanta Das joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the State BJP headquarters in Guwahati on Saturday (March 5, 2026) in the presence of State party president Dilip Saikia, ahead of the Assembly elections.
Congress leaders switching to the BJP ahead of the polls is likely to mount trouble for the party, especially after last month, former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joined the ruling party.
Union Minister of State (MoS) Pabitra Margherita told ANI, "Leaders and functionaries from other parties, especially the Congress, are joining the BJP today. They are showing their support for our ideology."
Further, Mr. Margherita said the Congress' list of 42 candidates for the upcoming elections lacks "freshness." The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Tuesday (March 3, 2025) announced its list of 42 candidates for the upcoming Assam Legislative Assembly elections.
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