New BJP entrants Sukhendu, Prakash, Sushmita file nominations to Rajya Sabha by-elections from Bengal
The nomination papers were submitted in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and BJP's state president Samik Bhattacharya.
The nomination papers were submitted in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and BJP's state president Samik Bhattacharya.
With TMC divided into factions, numbers suggest that the three BJP candidates are almost certain to win the by-elections.
Susmita Dev ever reasoned that she was impressed by the work done by the Himanta Biswa Sarma government in neighbouring Assam and intends to work under his guidance.
All three had resigned from the Rajya Sabha after the change of government in West Bengal, expressing dissatisfaction with the leadership of Mamata Banerjee.
After joining the BJP, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray launched a scathing attack on TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, saying her government ruined three generations of West Bengal.
With Mamata Banerjee heading the star campaigner roster and candidates spread across five regions, TMC is mounting its most organised electoral effort in Assam to date.
TMC’s Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev gets agitated at the mention of prosecution of Bengali-speaking migrant workers and the introduction of Special Intensive Review (SIR) by the Centre ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls.
TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev also slammed Akhil Giri for his remark and said that such comments do not reflect the inclusive politics of the AITC.
S. Selvaganabathy and Sushmita Dev took oath as Members of the Rajya Sabha in the biennial election from Puducherry, and bye-election from West Bengal respectively.
The Congress, much like a holding company, could claim some skin in the game via its operating companies, as it were.
