Congress top brass comes out in support of beleaguered Assam CM
- 5 years ago
The Congress central leadership may soon remove Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, sources told.
The Congress leadership had rejected Mr Gogoi's offer to resign from the chief minister's post, after the party's debacle in the national election last month. But this time, the pressure from the dissidents in the party's state unit, led by state Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, has forced the Congress leadership to rethink, sources said. Nearly 45 MLAs out of Congress' 78 MLAs are pushing for a leadership change, and Mr Gogoi, may instead be asked to head the coalition in Assam.
Sources have also told that Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to go as an observer to Guwahati sometime next week to ascertain the strength of both the camps. A final decision will be taken only after the Congress Legislature Party meeting.
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The Congress leadership had rejected Mr Gogoi's offer to resign from the chief minister's post, after the party's debacle in the national election last month. But this time, the pressure from the dissidents in the party's state unit, led by state Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, has forced the Congress leadership to rethink, sources said. Nearly 45 MLAs out of Congress' 78 MLAs are pushing for a leadership change, and Mr Gogoi, may instead be asked to head the coalition in Assam.
Sources have also told that Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to go as an observer to Guwahati sometime next week to ascertain the strength of both the camps. A final decision will be taken only after the Congress Legislature Party meeting.
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