Highlights
- BJP did not field candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election
- Former Prasar Bharati CEO Jawahar Sarkar was made Rajya Sabha candidate by TMC
- The Rajya Sabha seat fell vacant after the resignation of former TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi.
Jawahar Sarkar, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypolls, was on Monday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. Sources in the state assembly gave this information.
Jawahar Sarkar was declared elected unopposed after the deadline for withdrawal of candidature expired on Monday afternoon and there were no other nominations from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian Secular Front (ISF) and evidence in the state assembly. The letter was handed over.
BJP did not field candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election
The BJP announced last week that it would not field any candidate for the by-elections to the upper house of Parliament, paving the way for former Prasar Bharati chief executive officer (CEO) Jawahar Sarkar to be elected unopposed from the state.
The seat was vacant after the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi
Earlier this year, former TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi had vacated the Rajya Sabha seat, necessitating a bypoll. The TMC had last month announced the name of the government for the Rajya Sabha bypolls.
What is the status of Rajya Sabha?
With Trivedi electing the government to the vacant seat, the TMC’s strength in the Rajya Sabha remains at 11 and is the third largest party. The BJP has 94 members and the Congress 34 in the Rajya Sabha.
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