Assam Minister Nandita Gorlosa joins Congress after BJP denies ticket

Former BJP person and Assam Minister Nandita Gorlosa joined Congress connected Sunday (March 22, 2026) aft being denied a summons for the single-phase Assam Assembly polls scheduled to beryllium held connected April 9, 2026.

Her determination came soon aft she submitted a ceremonial resignation missive to Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia, stepping down from her ministerial responsibilities and superior rank of the enactment with contiguous effect.

In the letter, Ms. Gorlosa wrote, "I americium penning to formally taxable my resignation from the superior rank of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with contiguous effect." "In presumption of the above, I petition you to relieve maine of my responsibilities with contiguous effect. I admit the opportunities I person had to service the radical and the party, and I would similar to convey you for your enactment during my tenure," she further said.

Congress person Jitendra Singh Alwar announced successful a station connected X that, Ms. Gorlosa formally joined the enactment successful the beingness of elder leaders, including Assam Congress wide caput Nirmal Langthasa, who was earlier the party's campaigner from the Haflong Assembly constituency.

Congress said that Mr. Langthasa agreed to measurement speech to accommodate Ms. Gorlosa's candidature from Haflong. The enactment said that Ms. Gorlosa volition beryllium declared arsenic the Congress campaigner from the Haflong constituency.

Talking astir Ms. Gorlosa's governmental career, Congress said, “For the past 5 years, she has been a beardown dependable of Dima Hasao, consistently lasting steadfast connected her beliefs and principles, adjacent astatine idiosyncratic and governmental cost.”

Taking a jibe astatine Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Congress said, “Under the Himanta Biswa Sarma’s corrupt governance, tribal interests person been neglected, with a absorption connected handing implicit onshore to large corporations.”

(With inputs from ANI)