Guwahati, May 6 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Masuma Begum and Chatra Mukti Sangram Samiti (CMSS) general secretary Pranjal Kalita joined the BJP in Guwahati on Tuesday.

The CMSS is the student wing of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), a peasant organization in Assam. CMSS leader Pranjal Kalita was a key figure in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) movement in the state.

Masuma Begum, formerly representing Ward No. 42 of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), cited her belief in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as her reason for joining the BJP.

Begum was the only AAP councilor in Guwahati.

"Whatever work I could accomplish during my time with AAP was actually ...