Overview

• He submitted his resignation to state unit chief Dilip Saikia, quitting primary membership and all organizational roles with immediate effect.
• Reports from The Statesman and The Assam Tribune say 17 other BJP members from Upper and Central Assam also resigned.
• He accused the party of failing promises to the state and allowing outsiders to settle, and he criticized the CAA handling and internal factionalism.
• Gohain represented Nagaon in Parliament from 1999 to 2019 and served as Union Minister of State for Railways from 2016 to 2019.
• Political observers say the departure deepens unease within the Assam BJP ahead of the 2026 elections, with no formal party response reported.