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Congress Says Pradyut Bordoloi’s Exit ‘Unfortunate’, Accuses BJP of Poaching Its Leaders
Pradyut Bordoloi cited grievances over candidate screening and a long working relationship with Assam's Chief Minister as reasons for his switch to BJP just before elections.
- In New Delhi on Wednesday, Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP and met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, a major setback for Congress.
- On Sunday, Bordoloi wrote to AICC in-charge Jitendra Singh that he was 'humiliated' during candidate screening and cited Imran Masood's role and Gaurav Gogoi's silence at the March 13 meeting.
- Bordoloi resigned late on Tuesday as chairman of the Congress manifesto committee, calling it the 'most difficult decision of my life' and a 'sacrifice' with three years left as MP.
- Congress leaders responded by accusing the BJP of 'stealing' leaders, with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra calling Bordoloi's exit 'unfortunate' over ticket disputes and others denouncing it as 'betrayal'.
- For the BJP, the switch of Pradyut Bordoloi, a senior two-term MP from Nagaon and vocal BJP critic, widens Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's circle after Bhupen Borah's defection and may prompt candidacy despite defection risks.
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Why are top Congress leaders in Assam deserting their party?
The Congress in Assam got two big jolts on Wednesday when party MP from Nagaon, Pradyut Bordoloi, resigned and joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The next day, Bordoloi's son Prateek wrote a letter to Congress President withdrawing his candidature from Margherita constituency. Former Assam Congress vice-president Dibyajyoti Talukdar also resigned from the party, and he is expected to join the BJP soon. The BJP …
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Pradyut Bordoloi's move huge boost to BJP ahead of Assam Assembly elections; Congress calls it "unfortunate"
Congress Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Tuesday tendered his resignation to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge and ended his lifelong association with the Congress party amid allegations of internal mistreatment.
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