Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday described the resignation of senior party leader Pradyut Bordoloi as “very unfortunate”, indicating that the move may have been triggered by dissatisfaction over ticket allocation for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections.
She said the party leadership would have preferred a discussion before the decision was taken. “It is very unfortunate. I think he was upset over one ticket allocation, and we wish we had a chance to have a conversation about it,” she said.
Bordoloi, a Lok Sabha MP, has alleged that he was sidelined within the party, leading to his exit after a long association with the Congress. Speaking to reporters, he said the decision was difficult but driven by what he described as repeated instances of internal mistreatment.
“Today, I have abandoned one of the most important principles of my life, and I am not happy with it. However, I made this decision because I was being insulted on many issues by anyone who approached me from within the Congress Party, especially in the Assam Congress. Even the Congress leadership was not showing sympathy towards me,” Bordoloi said.
The party has fielded his son, Prateek Bordoloi, from the Margherita Assembly constituency.
The resignation comes weeks after former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joined the BJP, marking another setback for the party in the state.
Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held in a single phase on April 9, with counting scheduled for May 4. The contest is expected to be between the ruling BJP-led NDA, headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the Congress, which is seeking to return to power.
The Election Commission has also announced Assembly elections in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry, with polling dates spread across April and counting on May 4.
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