Assam BJP Takes Full Control Of Guwahati Municipal Corporation After Key Defections; Several Leaders Join Party

Guwahati: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has been 100% BJP members where lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councilor and AAP women wing president Masuma Begum and Kalpana Das, former Councillor of Ward No. 10 from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) joined the BJP with others.

A massive political induction programme was held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati, where several prominent leaders officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Among the notable names were former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Masuma Begum, who previously served as the Councillor of Ward No. 42, and Kalpana Das, former Councillor of Ward No. 10 from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP).

The event saw the formal joining of Pranjal Kalita, General Secretary of the Satra Mukti Sangram Samiti (SMSS), the student wing of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS). Kalita was seen donning the saffron attire in the presence of senior BJP leaders including Party President Dilip Saikia and State Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah.

Masuma Begum, after leaving the AAP and its iconic broom symbol, wore the BJP’s lotus-emblazoned cap and raised chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai.” Alongside her, former AAP member Mamtaz Begum also joined the party. With these developments, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has officially become opposition-free, as all councillors are now part of the BJP.

Moinul Islam, a retired officer from the Education Department, and Janul Laskar, a leader from the AIUDF, were also among those who joined the BJP