It's destination BJP for Assam Congress netas

Many prominent Congress leaders in Assam have quit the party recently, with several others on the verge of exit. The exodus was triggered by Sanjay Sinh , the Amethi royal and Rajya Sabha MP from Assam, who resigned to join the BJP last month. 

Last week, Bhubaneswar Kalita, the party’s chief whip in the Rajya Sabha, also joined the saffron party. His decision came soon after Article 370, which gives Jammu and Kashmir special status, was debated in the Upper House. Kalita, whose term was .. 
 
This followed the resignation of Rajendra Prasad Singh, another tea tribe leader and former MLA from Tinsukia, who had long been associated with the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, the largest body of tea workers in Assam. Singh left to join the BJP last Thursday. Kujur told ET, “I feel Congress is directionless and going nowhere. The party has been leaderless for several months now. The Pradesh Congress is caught in infighting. The atmosphere is not congenial.” 
 

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