Senior Assam leader Bhupen Borah, who has quit the Congress, will stand by his decision and will join the BJP on February 22, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.
“Bhupen Borah has decided to not withdraw his resignation and after our discussion, he has decided to join the BJP,” Sarma told reporters today.
Borah was asked to take time and rethink his decision to quit the party he has served for decades.
But despite considerable firefighting by Rahul Gandhi and the party’s state unit chief Gaurav Gogoi, he — after a meeting with Himanta Sarma — has decided to stand by his decision.
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