New Delhi, March 18 -- MP Pradyut Bordoloi's resignation from Congress, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday, expressed surprise and termed it a significant loss for the party.

"I am very sorry that one of the important members of the Congress family has resigned. It was a surprise to all of us. We never expected it. He was a big role model. Unfortunately, he has quit the party. Today, we have a meeting on the Assam issue. It is a big loss to us. Congress in Assam will definitely get stronger. The people of Assam need a change", he said.

Bordoloi's resignation comes a month after former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joined the BJP, who served in the Congress for three decades.

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