Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that several Congress leaders are set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) according to a “pre-decided schedule," asserting that the party has already begun preparations for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
Speaking to reporters in Guwahati, Sarma said that electoral readiness remains a continuous process for the BJP.
“For me, all elections are important. BJP has already started preparing for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections," he said, adding that Congress leaders who are expected to switch sides would “comply with the schedule."
The chief minister’s remarks came a day after former Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah formally joined the BJP, marking a significant political development in the state.
Borah was inducted into the BJP on Sunday at the party’s state headquarters, Vajpayee Bhawan, in Guwahati, in the presence of Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia.
His induction followed a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and came after approval from BJP national president JP Nadda.
Soon after joining the party, Borah was appointed as a state executive member of the BJP’s Assam unit.
Chief Minister Sarma described him as the “last Hindu leader" in the Assam Congress and said Borah would be accommodated in a “favourable seat" to enhance his prospects in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Borah is being seen as a potential BJP candidate from his home constituency of Bihpuria in Lakhimpur district.
Addressing party workers after his induction, Borah said he had spent 32 years in the Congress but decided to switch sides placing national and regional interests above party loyalty.
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