New Delhi, March 18 -- After officially joining the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) ranks on Wednesday following his resignation from Congress, Pradyut Bordoloi said his decision was driven by persistent internal humiliation and a lack of support from the party leadership.

Referring to a specific Assam Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, Pradyut Bordoloi said he felt hurt after Imran Masood dismissed his allegations against a candidate whom he accused of running a criminal nexus, as "fabricated".

Masood, who represents Saharanpur in the Lok Sabha, is a part of Congress's screening committee for the upcoming Assam elections.

Speaking to ANI, Bordoloi explained his departure, "There is no one reason. I was feeling suffocated, and I was...