{"id":2770,"date":"2026-02-17T15:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:05:16","slug":"128469760-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=2770","title":{"rendered":"‘Bhupen Borah to join BJP’: Assam CM after meeting disgruntled Congress leader | India News – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"


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NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/a> on Tuesday announced that former state Congress chief Bhupen Borah will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 22. The announcement comes as Sarma met Borah at his residence in Guwahati today evening.Addressing reporters, Sarma said, \u201cBhupen Borah will join BJP on 22nd February. Dilip Saikia will work out the details. Along with him, a good number of Congress leaders will join the BJP in Guwahati and North Lakhimpur.\u201dHe described Borah as \u201cthe last recognised Hindu leader in Congress\u201d and said that the BJP\u2019s national leadership had already cleared his induction. \u201cOur National President Nitin Nabin has already approved his joining and welcomes him. Bhupen Borah will be accorded all due respect and dignity,\u201d Sarma said.Calling the move a \u201chomecoming\u201d, the chief minister added, \u201cJoining the BJP will be like a homecoming for him because it is a party with many people like him, whose fathers did not occupy any high offices.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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