Guwahati, Nov. 5 -- Former Union Minister and four-time MP Rajen Gohain, who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday joined regional party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) in Guwahati along with his supporters.

AJP President Lurinjyoti Gogoi and other party leaders were present on the occasion.

Senior leader Rajen Gohain's exit is a huge blow to the BJP in Assam, which is gearing up for the Assembly elections likely to be held next year.

Sharing a picture from the event, Jatiya Yuva Shakti, the youth wing of the AJP, wrote, "A memorable moment of former BJP state president, minister and four-time MP, Rajen Gohain, joining the AJP."

Earlier, Rajen Gohain resigned from the BJP and told ANI, "Today I resigned from the pri...