Guwahati:
Former minister and BJP chief Nandita Garlosa has joined the Congress in Assam, in a transfer that has raised the potential of a last-minute change within the occasion’s candidate for Haflong (ST) constituency.
Garlosa, the MLA from Haflong and a well-liked chief in Dima Hasao district, switched sides after not getting a BJP ticket. The occasion changed her with Rupali Langthasa as a part of its technique to deal with anti-incumbency by dropping a number of MLAs.
Her transfer comes a day forward of the deadline for submitting nominations.
The Congress had named Nirmal Langthasa as its candidate from Haflong in its fifth listing launched on Sunday. However, following Garlosa’s entry, the occasion is weighing a last-minute choice to discipline her there as a substitute.
Congress sources mentioned the management is contemplating the change, given Garlosa’s affect and organisational community within the hill district. Her entry is seen as a possible increase for the occasion in a key tribal constituency.
The political dynamics in Haflong seem to have shifted additional after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the area on Sunday, stepping up the BJP’s marketing campaign. The growth is believed to have prompted the Congress to reassess its electoral technique within the constituency.
Garlosa held key portfolios similar to mines, minerals and tribal religion within the BJP authorities. Her exit is being seen as a setback for the occasion within the hill district. She formally joined the Congress on Sunday evening within the presence of senior occasion leaders, together with Assam Congress secretary Nirmal Langthasa and others.
