Last Day for Rajya Sabha Nominations: TMC, BJP to File for 5 Seats Today
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Rajya Sabha Nominations End: TMC, BJP File for 5 Bengal Seats; New Faces Emerge
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News18•05-03-2026, 09:08
Rajya Sabha Nominations End: TMC, BJP File for 5 Bengal Seats; New Faces Emerge
•Today marks the final day for filing nominations for 5 Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal, with TMC and BJP submitting their candidates.
•TMC is set to secure 4 seats, fielding former IPS Rajib Kumar, actress Koel Mallick, lawyer Maneka Guruswamy, and state minister Babul Supriyo.
•BJP will nominate Rahul Singh for one assured seat; with no additional candidates expected, a vote is unlikely.
•New political entrants include Rajib Kumar, Koel Mallick, and Maneka Guruswamy, while Babul Supriyo transitions from Union Minister to TMC's Rajya Sabha nominee.
•The terms of TMC's Subrata Bakshi, Saket Gokhale, and Ritabrata Banerjee conclude on April 2, paving the way for new representatives.
