Nine Congress MLAs in Assam, who recently joined BJP, were on Monday expelled with immediate effect for a period of six years for violating party discipline.
According to a press release, the nine legislators were expelled from the primary membership of the party on the recommendation of the Disciplinary Action Committee.
The nine MLAs are — Jayanta Mallah Baruah (Nalbari constituency), Pijush Hazarika (Raha-SC), Pallab Lochan Das (Behali), Pradan Barua (Jonai-ST), Abu Taher Bepari (Golakganj), Kripanath Mallah (Ratabari), Rajen Borthakur (Tezpur), Binanda Kumar Saikia (Sipajhar) and Bolin Chetia (Sadiya).
They had joined BJP on November 7 close on the heels of Congress strongman Himanta Sarma aligning with the saffron party on August 28.
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