Guwahati, May 20 (TIWN) The newly-elected members of the Congress in Assam on Thursday elected Debabrata Saikia as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), the partys state unit chief Ripun Bora informed the Assembly Speaker on Thursday.

Son of two-time former Assam Chief Minister late Hiteswar Saikia (1983-1985 and 1991-1996), Debabrata Saikia (56), who was also the CLP and opposition leader in the previous Assembly, was re-elected from the Nazira Assembly seat where he defeated BJP candidate Mayur Borgohain by a thin margin of 683 votes.     Rajya Sabha member Bora, who lost the recent Assembly elections from Gohpur, said in his letter to the Speaker that Rakibul Hussain has been elected as the deputy leader of CLP.  As per the letter, which has been released to the media, Wajed Ali Choudhury has been elected as the chief whip of the CLP.