Rahul Gandhi's future ‘dark’ as...: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma claims 'more Congress leaders will join BJP'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's future is ‘dark’, adding that by 2026, the grand old party will cease to exist in the North Eastern state.

Speaking to reporters in Biswanath, Sarma said, “Those who believe in the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, also know that their future is dark. Even Rahul Gandhi's future is also dark and his followers' future is darker"

Elaborating further, Sarma said, that in the last one and a half month, you have seen a big erosion of Congress as many Congress leaders, workers joined the and AGP. “I believe that there will be no Congress party in Assam by 2026. I don't want to comment on Bharat Narah, because I am not in touch with him. But I believe that there will be no more of the Congress party in Assam by 2026, they will survive only in some small pockets."

The also claimed that many “good leaders" from the Congress will join BJP till and after the Lok Sabha elections 2024. In another claim, Sarma also said that Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupen Kumar Borah will join BJP in the first half of 2025.

"I have made ready two seats for him (Bhupen Kumar Borah). All Trinamool members of Congress will join us. If I dial the candidate (Congress) for Sonitpur, he will join BJP. But I don't want this. As of now, the Assam Congress is in our hands. It is just like a fixed deposit, when needed, we will bring them. When it is needed for Modiji we will take them. Except 1-2 blue-blooded dynasties, all red-blooded dynasty are ours," said.

Earlier on Sunday, Sarma also took a jibe at the INDIA alliance and said that the bloc is intact, not on Earth, but in the Moon and Sun. "The INDI alliance is intact, not on Earth, but perhaps in the Moon and Sun.