Wait till Feb to turn saffron, Assam CM tells Congress MLAs

GUWAHATI, Dec 8:  Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asked MLAs from Congress party, who are willing to switch sides to join BJP, should wait for a few months as the assembly election is due in Assam in 2026.

”The Congress MLAs who are keen to join the BJP are asked to wait for a few months because it will unnecessarily initiate another by-election in the state. But the assembly poll is due in Assam in the next one and half year and this is time to do some development work. Therefore, I advised those legislators to wait at least till February next year,” Sarma told reporters.