Nagaon MP in Assam Pradyut Bordoloi has quit Congress ahead of BJP’s Parliamentary Board meeting.
The resignation came just hours after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed optimism about 'accommodating' the MP in the Assembly polls.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said: "The resignation was very unfortunate. I think he was upset over one ticket allocation... but we wish we had a chance to have a conversation about it."
Meanwhile, a number of BJP and NDA leaders including from Bihar and Maharashtra have taken a potshot at the Congress over the development.
BJP MP from Jharkhand, Nishikant Dubey mocked saying: "Is anything left in the Congress party?...
Congress is on the way to its end. It won't be a big thing if Gaurav Gogoi resigns from the party tomorrow?"
Bordoloi said: "For me, getting a ticket was not a question of life and death.
There were multiple issues. What was important for me was to hold my head high. Congress party has given me a lot...I want to make it very clear that I am in my second term in Lok Sabha, and there are another three years to go. I could have accepted the humiliation if I wanted to remain as an MP.
But I decided to leave and work...".
MP Pradyut Bordoloi has resigned from the Congress party ahead of the Assam legislative assembly elections to be held on 9th April.
In a letter addressed to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Bordoloi severed all ties with the party, saying the decision comes with an “overwhelming sense of sadness”.
“… I hereby tender my resignation from all posts, privileges and the primary membership of the Indian National Congress,” the letter read.
Shortly before the news broke, Bordoloi, in an interview with a TV news broadcaster, had said that he felt “stifled” within the party.
“Right from the beginning, as I became an MLA, a minister or an MP, the interest of the state has always been foremost in my mind. I have always been a proud Assamese and have tried to contribute to the state’s progress.
If I feel stifled, I will remove the barrier and seek an atmosphere where I can work,” he added.
The BJP central election committee headed by Prime Minister Marendra Modi is expected to release the party's candidate list on March 18 late evening.
Earlier, in another letter to AICC leader Jitendra Singh, Bordoloi had expressed dissatisfaction over the Congress decision to field MLA Dr Asif Nazar from the Lahorighat Assembly constituency.
He has alleged that Nazar was behind a “life-threatening” attack on him in April 2025.
Meanwhile, the former Congressman’s son, Prateek Bordoloi is set to content from Margherita on a Congress ticket.
After Bhupen Borah quit and now Bordoloi following suit, the Congress in Assam is under immense pressure and practically left disorgansied and disheartened.
RLM Chief Upendra Kushwaha from Bihar said: "... It has been said that the Congress party’s attitude is not right, and indeed their approach appears problematic, even towards their own members.
In Bihar, nearly two months have passed since the Assembly elections, yet no leader of the party has been appointed, nor has a whip been named. This reflects the state of affairs within the party. In such circumstances, who will remain with Congress...".
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Chief Minister Sarma has said that the BJP would field a mix of fresh faces, women and representatives from diverse communities.
“There will be several fresh faces, women candidates, representatives of various communities and tribes. Youth will get more representation this time,” he said.
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