Is BJP relying excessively on external leaders? This move of Himanta Biswa may backfire:

News India Live, Digital Desk: The chessboard has been laid for the 2026 assembly elections in Assam. BJP has released its first list, but the way ‘turncoats’ have been given preference in this list has created uneasiness among the old and loyal workers (original cadre). This mission of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma “Congress free Assam”Can it weaken the core ideology and organization of BJP?

1. Congress’s ‘assets’ are now BJP candidates

Recently, big Congress leaders and MPs Pradyut Bordoloi and former state president Bhupen Kumar Borah The most talked about event has been the joining of BJP.

Ticket Distribution: In the first list of BJP, Pradyut Bordoloi has been given ticket from Dispur and Bhupen Bora has been given ticket from Bihpuria.

Himanta’s argument: The Chief Minister says he wants to bring all those ‘good people’ from Congress to BJP who want to work for the future of the state. According to him, this process, which started in 2016, is now 99% complete.

2. Can this bet ‘backfire’?

Political analysts believe that there are three major dangers of this strategy:

Dissatisfaction in cadre: When local leaders who have been carrying the BJP flag for years have to give up their seats for ‘outsider’ leaders, they may become inactive at the time of elections or rebel and contest as independents.

Clash of ideologies: Will leaders coming from Congress background be able to fully sync with BJP’s core right wing and Hindutva ideology?

Fear of polarization: The way Himanta Biswa Sarma is aggressive on the issues of ‘Miya Muslim’ and ‘Bangladeshi infiltration’, the opposition is calling it an attempt to divert attention from the real issues (like unemployment and inflation).

3. Himanta Biswa Sarma: BJP’s ‘troubleshooter’ or challenge?

Himanta himself left Congress and joined BJP in 2015 and has made the party invincible in the Northeast. His supporters believe that he bets on ‘winning horses’.

Target 100+ Seats: The BJP alliance (BJP, AGP, BPF) aims to come to power for the third time in 2026 by winning more than 100 seats.

Youth Card: The government has tried to attract 62 lakh young voters through schemes like ‘Nijat Moina’ and ‘Jeevan Prerna’.

4. Opposition’s strategy: ‘India’ block and Owaisi factor

While BJP is inducting ‘outsider’ leaders, Congress and India Block Under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, he is contesting the elections on the issues of ‘MNREGA movement’ and regional identity. in Assam Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM) The possible entry of BJP could also create a triangular contest, which would directly lead to division of Muslim votes.