New Delhi, March 18 -- Congress Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Tuesday tendered his resignation to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge and ended his lifelong association with the Congress party amid allegations of internal mistreatment.

Ahead of the Assam Assembly election, Bordoloi joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) today in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia.

"With an overwhelming sense of sadness today, I hereby tender my resignation from all posts, privileges and the primary membership of the Indian National Congress, " his resignation letter reads.

While speaking to the reporters on Tuesday, Pradyut Bordoloi said, "Today, I have aband...