BJP IT cell founding convener Prodyut Bora’s party to merge with Congress

He told The Indian Express that the party’s decision to merge with the Congress now was prompted by the need of a unified Opposition to take on the BJP. “The kind of aggression the BJP shows across all institutions and places needs to be challenged. The idea of India articulated by our founding father needs to be saved. An overwhelming majority of those within the party felt that that’s a big fight which will be best fought from a larger platform,” he said.

Our party, LDP, has taken a decision to merge with the Congress. An overwhelming majority of our Party Members feel that India needs to build an united opposition to change the blanket of hatred and untruth that has enveloped the country. I bow to their collective decision.

— Prodyut Bora (@prodyut4assam) March 20, 2023

When it was formed, the LDP pitched itself against both the BJP and the Congress. However, it was one of the nine “anti-BJP” parties that joined the Congress earlier this month in a meeting to work towards a united front against the saffron party and its alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

“We had wanted to pick up that fight [against the Congress] as well but eight years down the line, we feel that the more splintered we remain, the more difficult this fight becomes. If we have to keep the larger goal in mind, it is important to transcend personal and party ambitions. We are responding to the political realities,” said Bora.

A year after its formation, the LDP contested 14 seats in the 2016 Assembly elections but failed to win any. It did not contest the 2021 elections.