Guwahati, Jan 16: Lok Sabha MP Dilip Saikia is set to become the next Assam BJP president. Saikia was the only candidate to file a nomination for the post on Thursday, and his appointment is expected to be formally announced on Friday.
With this, present president Bhavesh Kalita’s tenure ends on Friday. He was appointed as state BJP president in 2021.
Dilip Saikia, a prominent leader from Assam, began his political journey with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1986. He later became a full-time karyakarta of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), where he served for nearly nine years in crucial positions such as State Secretary and State Organizing Secretary.
2002: Saikia became a National Executive Member of BJYM and a member of the State Media Cell.
In 2006, he was appointed Convenor of the Social Media Cell of the Assam BJP.
Saikia currently holds the position of national general secretary of the BJP.
In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Saikia was elected as MP from Mangaldoi parliamentary constituency.
In 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Saaikia secured victory again, this time from the Darrang-Udalguri constituency.
Party workers believed that Saikia’s tenure as Assam BJP president is expected to strengthen the party’s organizational structure and strategy in the state, given his extensive grassroots experience and leadership within the saffron party.
