New Delhi, March 18 -- Union Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday exuded confidence in the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assam assembly elections after Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi's resignation, stating that it has weakened the opposition party.

This comes as senior leader Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP president Dilip Saikia, days ahead of the single-phase assembly polls scheduled to be held on April 9.

Speaking with ANI, Athawale criticised Congress over its members leaving while reflecting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership skills in expanding the BJP and the NDA. ...