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Sushmita Dev may join the Congress again?

By IndianMandarins- 09 Jan 2026
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Kolkata (09.01.2026): To strengthen the Congress in Assam, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev may come back to Congress again. The daughter of a very strong and popular Congress leader of Assam, one time very close to Rahul Gandhi and an important member of the core team of Rahul Gandhi left the party and joined the TMC. She was immediately given a Rajya Sabha seat in 2024. Recently Gaurav Gogoi, president of the state Congress of Assam, met her with a message from Rahul Gandhi. She was told to come to the party and oversee the party affairs in the Barak Valley of Assam source says. Barak Valley consists of two parliamentary seats, Karim Ganj and Silchar and comprises 15 assembly constituencies. Most of the seats approximately 12 out of 15 seats are dominated by Bengali Hindu and three by Muslim Bengali. Sushmita Dev did not deny anything and was of the view that any offer should be discussed by Sonia ji in the presence of Rahul and only then she will consider.

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