New Delhi, March 18 -- Congress in-charge for Assam, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, on Wednesday said that the resignation of former Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi will not cause any harm to the party and that his place will be filled by young leaders joining Congress.

"It is unfortunate that Pradyut Bordoloi has resigned. But this will not harm the Congress party. His place will be filled by young leaders who are joining the party. There is no doubt that the position Bordoloi ji achieved was due to Congress. Only he can tell why he has joined the BJP. These could be tall leaders, but the party's campaign is run by the party workers on the ground level. We will try to decide on the remaining 40 tickets today," he said.

Earlier in the day, Bo...