Himanta Biswa Sarma's Strategy: Weakening Congress in Assam Through Migration
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Himanta Biswa Sarma's Strategy: Hollowing Out Congress in Assam
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News18•20-03-2026, 16:45
Himanta Biswa Sarma's Strategy: Hollowing Out Congress in Assam
•Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is systematically dismantling the Congress party by absorbing its influential leaders ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
•BJP's first list of 88 candidates for 2026 includes many former Congress stalwarts, signaling a "Congress-mukt" mission.
•High-profile defections include sitting MP Pradyut Bordoloi and former APCC president Bhupen Kumar Borah, both immediately rewarded with BJP tickets.
•Sarma's strategy targets regional leadership, providing BJP with ready-made winners and leaving Congress in defensive maneuvering.
•The defections create a psychological impact, blurring party lines and strengthening BJP's hold over the Hindu Assamese vote bank.
