Overview

• On September 8 in New Delhi’s Indira Bhawan, Binanda Saikia, Satyabrata Kalita and Dr. Mansingh Rongpi were inducted in a ceremony attended by K. C. Venugopal, Jitendra Singh and Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi.
• Saikia and Rongpi left the BJP and Kalita resigned from AGP after recent exits, citing marginalisation, ideological drift and alleged corruption in the state government.
• Congress leaders said the inductions strengthen organisational preparation for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections and broaden the party’s reach across key regions.
• K. C. Venugopal and Gaurav Gogoi accused the Assam government of corruption and “company-style” rule under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, framing the switch as a response to public dissatisfaction.
• Saikia alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission, Kalita criticised AGP’s lack of internal democracy and alignment with the BJP, and party leaders suggested more defections could follow.