Day After Quitting Congress, Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi Crosses Over To BJP

A day after quitting Congress, Assam Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday crossed over to the rival BJP, barely weeks ahead of the assembly elections in the state.

Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned from the Congress on Thursday, fueling speculation that he may soon join the BJP.

Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi has warned the party leadership that he may resign from the Congress if Lahorighat MLA Asif Mohammad Nazar is renominated for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections.

As Tamil Nadu prepares to vote on April 23 for the Assembly elections, the Election Commission is making arrangements to ensure every voter can cast their ballot, even in the most remote locations.

Reasons cited in notice for impeachment of CEC include large-scale deletion of voters' names in Bihar and Bengal during SIR, biased attitude towards certain political parties, alleged misconduct on part of Gyanesh Kumar

The Opposition -- which has brought a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla -- is also preparing to take on the Central Election Commissioner.