Guwahati, March 19 -- Bharatiya Janata Party has announced its first list of 88 candidates for Assam Assembly elections, fielding both former Congress prominent leaders, Pradyut Bordoloi and Bhupen Kumar Borah.

BJP has fielded Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi from Dispur after he ended his life-long association with Congress and joined the party in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday

Former Congress state president, Bhupen Kumar Borah, who jumped ship weeks before, will contest from Bihpuria, a seat which he lost to BJP candidates in the last two elections. However, with BJP banners on his side, the two-time MLA is looking for a third victory.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to contest fro...