The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday named former Nagaon Deputy Commissioner Debashis Sarma as its candidate for the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election.
Sarma recently joined the BJP, triggering speculation that he could be fielded as the party’s candidate for the by-election. Speaking to reporters after the announcement, Sarma thanked the party leadership for reposing faith in him and allowing him to contest the bypoll. “I would like to thank all the senior leaders of the party for believing in me. When I showed interest in joining politics, Pradyut Bordoloi motivated and guided me to enter politics. I would like to express my gratitude to him. The Nagaon by-election was necessitated by the resignation of incumbent two-term Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi, who quit the party and joined the BJP ahead of the Assam Assembly elections held in April.
In a statement issued by its Central Election Committee, the BJP said Sarma had been approved as its nominee for the Nagaon parliamentary constituency. I also thank party president Dilip Saikia and the Chief Minister for allowing me to contest the by-election,” Sarma said. He identified unemployment as one of the major issues facing the constituency and said he wanted to focus on creating opportunities for the younger generation.
