Earlier this month, Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha resigned as state Congress working president and along with another party legislator, Basanta Das, expressed support for the BJP-led government s "development agenda".
Soon after resigning, he went to New Delhi where he is likely to meet BJP president JP Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, sources in the state's ruling party said.
A total of 240 govt employees of different ranks across various departments, including the police department, have been arrested in bribery cases from the date on which chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma govt took charge in 2021 till February 19 this year.
GUWAHATI Congress has been dealt a big blow in Assam before the Lok Sabha polls as the working president of the party and three-time MLA Kamalakhya Dey
Congress has been dealt a big blow in Assam before the Lok Sabha polls as the working president of the party and three-time MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha has decided to join hands with BJP.Purkayastha started his political journey with NSUI, .