Assam Elections 2026, Feb. 18 -- Bhupen Borah, 55, a former president of the Congress party in Assam, will join the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on 22 February, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday after meeting him. This comes as a major jolt to the opposition Congress in Assam ahead of the assembly polls, where it was once a dominant party.

Sarma visited Borah's residence in the Ghoramara area of Guwahati, a day after the senior leader resigned from the Congress. The CM was welcomed by Borah's wife and son with 'aarti'.

After the over one-and-a-half-hour-long meeting, Sarma announced that Borah will join the BJP along with his supporters, and that state BJP president Dilip Saikia will finalise the modalities.

"Borah, alo...