Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah joins BJP

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Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia and BJP person Baijayant Panda with erstwhile Congress president Bhupen Borah earlier the second joins the BJP during an event, astatine BJP caput bureau successful Guwahati, connected February 22, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI

Former Assam Congress main Bhupen Kumar Borah connected Sunday (February 22, 2026) joined the ruling BJP successful the beingness of its State portion president Dilip Saikia here.

Mr. Borah became a BJP subordinate during a relation held astatine the Assam BJP office 'Vajpayee Bhawan'.

Along with him, erstwhile Congress idiosyncratic Sanju Bora, too, joined the saffron party.

Mr. Borah had resigned connected February 16, with the Congress precocious bid not accepting it and elder leaders rushing to his residence, portion Rahul Gandhi besides spoke to him.

He had asked for clip to reconsider his decision, but the adjacent day, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma went to his residence and announced that helium would articulation the BJP connected February 22.