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Which significant political move by Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi ensured that Assam remained a part of India and not East Pakistan during the Cabinet Mission Plan's proposal in 1946?

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Opposing the grouping of Assam with Bengal

Gopinath Bordoloi strongly opposed the Cabinet Mission Plan's proposal to group Assam with Bengal in Group C, which would have pushed the state toward East Pakistan. His firm political resistance, backed by Mahatma Gandhi's support, ensured Assam remained a part of India after independence.

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