Assam politician Nandita Gorlosa has come into the highlight forward of the 2026 meeting elections after switching from the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) to the Congress on the final minute. The sitting MLA from the Haflong (ST) constituency and a former state minister took the step after the BJP denied her a ticket for the upcoming polls, as an alternative nominating newcomer Rupali Langthasa from the seat.

Her defection, which got here only a day earlier than the deadline for submitting nominations, triggered a reshuffle within the Congress’s candidate listing because the social gathering determined to subject her from Haflong. The transfer is being seen as a big political growth in Assam’s hill district of Dima Hasao, the place Gorlosa has served as MLA since 2021 and beforehand held portfolios corresponding to mines and minerals and tribal religion within the state cupboard.

Gorlosa was elected as a Member of the Legislative Meeting (MLA) from Haflong in 2021 on a BJP ticket. Following her victory, she was inducted into the Assam cupboard and dealt with portfolios corresponding to mines and minerals and tribal religion and tradition.

Born on Might 13, 1977, Gorlosa hails from Haflong within the hill district of Dima Hasao. She emerged as a big political voice within the area and constructed a assist base amongst tribal communities within the constituency.

In March 2026, she left the BJP after being denied a celebration ticket for the upcoming meeting polls. The social gathering had as an alternative nominated newcomer Rupali Langthasa from the Haflong seat as a part of a broader technique that noticed a number of sitting MLAs dropped from the candidate listing.

Quickly after, Gorlosa joined the Congress and is ready to contest the election from the identical constituency on a Congress ticket. Her entry prompted the social gathering to rethink its earlier nominee, with Congress leaders saying the transfer might strengthen the social gathering’s prospects in the important thing tribal seat.

Her defection got here simply earlier than the nomination deadline for the 2026 Assam meeting elections, scheduled for April 9, making it one of many notable last-minute political shifts within the state’s pre-poll panorama.