GUWAHATI: Former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Mariani constituency Rupjyoti Kurmi joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, June 21, in presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
"We welcome Sri Rupjyoti Kurmi to BJP family. A prominent leader from Tea - Tribe Community & 4-term MLA, he has always been working for uplift of poor & development of the region. BJP Assam shall immensely gain from his experience," Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on Twitter.
The tea community leader submitted his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi as well as Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary on June 18.
Rupjyoti Kurmi had won the Mariani constituency in eastern Assam four times in a row since 2006 and was the only Congress MLA representing the tea plantation workers to have won in the 2021 Assembly polls held from March 27-April 6.