Assam BJP expels nine rebels contesting as Independents

GUWAHATI

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in Assam has expelled nine leaders who rebelled against the party to contest the April 9 Assembly elections as Independent candidates. All nine were aspirants for party tickets.

In a notification issued on Friday (March 27, 2026), the BJP said the nine had been expelled for six years for indulging in anti party activities.

The candidates are Jayanta Kumar Das (Dispur constituency), Uddhab Chandra Das and Gagan Chandra Haloi (both Barpeta), Jitendrajit Goud (Kaliabor), Amalendu Das (Barkhola), Dhanjit Rabha (Goalpara West), Chakradhar Das (Bongaigaon), Ankur Das (Kamalpur), and Jashada Dulal Rakshit (Lumding).

Among the rebels, Jayanta Kumar Das has been the most vocal against the BJP and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for fielding a “Congress import”, former MP Pradyut Bordoloi, from the Dispur seat. He also claimed the BJP was running its “misinformation and fake news campaign” from room number 501 at the State party headquarters.

The rebels are contesting against candidates fielded by either the BJP or its ally, the Asom Gana Parishad. Uddhab Das and Gagan Haloi remain the only two rivals of AGP candidate Deepak Kumar Das in western Assam’s Barpeta constituency, after Congress nominee Mahananda Sarkar had his nomination papers rejected.

The BJP also terminated the primary membership of six party workers for allegedly acting against the party’s interests. They were accused of supporting and cooperating with candidates and leaders of rival political parties.