Former Congress working president Rana Goswami, who recently jumped ship to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam was inducted as the vice president of Assam BJP on March 2.
Rana Goswami Appointed As Assam BJP Vice President
Assam BJP president Bhabesh Kalita made the appointment via an official notification. Rana Goswami, who had previously tendered his resignation initially from the position he held in the party and subsequently from the primary membership of the Congress on February 28, joined the BJP.
The former Congress stalwart was welcomed to the party by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Prior to the joining day, Rana Goswami tendered his resignation to general secretary (organisational) KC Venugopal, stating, “I beg to state that I am tendering my resignation as the working president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee and as an active member of the Indian National Congress.”
