Assam Assembly Elections 2026: Pradyut Bordoloi’s BJP switch ripples through family as son Prateek Bordoloi quits Margherita race on Congress ticket

The political aftershocks of Pradyut Bordoloi’s switch to the BJP have reached home, with his son Prateek Bordoloi announcing that he will not contest the upcoming Assam Assembly elections on a Congress ticket from Margherita.

In a letter addressed to Mallikarjun Kharge, Prateek said he was stepping back from the contest following his father’s decision to leave the Congress and join another party. However, he made it clear that he would continue to remain with the Congress.

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“With utmost respect and a deep sense of responsibility towards the party, I wish to convey my decision to withdraw my candidacy from the Margherita Assembly Constituency,” Prateek said in the letter, which was shared with reporters on Thursday.

Explaining his decision, he said it would not be appropriate for him to continue as a Congress candidate in the changed circumstances. Despite withdrawing from the race, Prateek reaffirmed his commitment to the party.

He added that he would “continue to work for the party in whatever capacity the leadership deems appropriate”.

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The development comes a day after Pradyut Bordoloi — a Congressman for over five decades and sitting MP from Nagaon — quit the party and joined the BJP, marking a significant political shift ahead of the state polls.

Prateek’s move underscores the immediate political and personal ramifications of the senior leader’s defection, even as parties gear up for a high-stakes electoral battle in Assam.