Senior Congress leader and Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi has resigned from the party just before the upcoming Assam assembly elections. He announced the decision in a letter to the party president.
Congress in Assam has suffered a setback ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi, a senior party leader, has quit the Congress. He conveyed his resignation through a letter to the party president. The development was reported on March 17, 2026. Keywords in the source mention Assam election, Congress resignation, political shift, BJP inclusion, and party defection, though the main description confirms only the resignation. Pradyut Bordoloi is a key figure in Assam politics. The move, described in the source title as a 'big jolt' to Congress, comes at a sensitive time before the polls.