Assam BJP in Turmoil: DK Shivakumar Alleges Corruption, Deep Internal Divides
DK Shivakumar alleges corruption and infighting in Assam BJP.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress State President D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday accused the Assam BJP government of rising corruption and administrative collapse, saying unfulfilled promises over the past decade have left the public seeking change. Shivakumar, appointed as a senior observer by the All India Congress Committee for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, will oversee strategy and campaign efforts in the state.
Speaking to the media at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru before departing for Assam, he said, “I am travelling to Assam for election campaigning. I also have to visit Kerala and oversee the by-elections in Karnataka. The administration in Assam has collapsed, and for this reason, people there are seeking a change. There has been no progress for the people over the past ten years.”
Shivakumar further alleged that internal conflicts within the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government have come to the forefront after the recent cabinet reshuffle. “All ministers in Assam have looted the state. In the last 10 years, the common man has suffered. What they assured in the last decade on caste issues and matters related to land, nothing has been sorted out,” he said.
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He claimed BJP leaders were dissatisfied over lack of opportunities and were engaged in infighting after the announcement of candidate lists. “None of them is happy. BJP leaders are thinking that they do not have an opportunity in the party,” Shivakumar added.
Shivakumar also highlighted a growing anti-incumbency sentiment in Assam, asserting that Congress leaders and office-bearers were confident of a strong voter shift in their favour. He questioned the ruling party’s strength, pointing to the reported induction of former Assam PCC president Bhupen Borah into the BJP.
“If the BJP was so strong, why would the party beg Congress leader and former PCC chief Bhupen Borah to join them?” he asked. Shivakumar noted that not a single party worker had followed Borah after his induction, suggesting that the BJP was losing ground ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
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