AssamFinance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that two-time CongressMLA Rajdeep Goala will join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) within a few days.
"Congress MLA from Lakhipur will join BJP ceremoniously in the next couple of days," said Minister Sarma while speaking to the media in Guwahati.
The MLAfrom Lakhipur constituency of Barak valley was first elected to AssamLegislative Assembly in 2014 by-election which was necessitated following thedemise of his father Dinesh Prasad Goala. Later, he was re-elected in 2016Assam Assembly elections.
It maybe mentioned here that earlier on Thursday Minister Sarma stated that aninfluential MLA from Congress would join BJP within a few days.
