The Congress Friday expelled its MLA Rajdeep Gowala in Assam for a period of six years for "anti-party" activities.
"The Congress president has approved the proposal of the expulsion of Rajdeep Gowala, MLA, Assam, from the party for a period of six years for indulging in anti-party activities," KC Venugopal, AICC general secretary (Organisation), said in a statement.
Mr Gowala is a party MLA from Lakhipur in Barak Valley of the state. He was allegedly hobnobbing with the BJP for some time.
BJP leader and Assam's Health Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma had claimed a few months ago when Rajya Sabha elections were to take place that Mr Gowala would be joining the BJP with some other Congress MLAs in the state.
Assam is slated to go to polls in early 2021.
"Significant Step," Says Himanta Sarma As Child Marriage Cases Fall By 81% In Assam After 3 Hmar Insurgents Killed In Assam, Warning Over "Fake Information" On Social Media: Sources BJP Accuses Congress Of Inciting Violence Against PM Modi With 'Maut' And 'Hinsa' Remarks In 1st Statement After Outage, CrowdStrike CEO Says... Windows Computers Lead To 'Blue Screen Of Death' Due To CrowdStrike Error Massive Worldwide Microsoft Outage: Flights, Markets, Stock Exchange Down Over 300 Indian Students Return Home As 64 Die In Bangladesh Protests "Unavoidable Circumstances": India Cancels 2 Trains To Bangladesh In Pics: Bangladesh On Fire, Buildings, Vehicles Burnt Amid Ongoing Clashes Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.