BJP not to field candidate for West Bengal Rajya Sabha bypoll
The Hindu
BJP’s move has paved the way for unopposed election of the ruling TMC nominee Sushmita Dev
The main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal said on Monday it will not field a candidate for the October 4 Rajya Sabha bypoll, a development that will pave the way for election of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) nominee unopposed.
The TMC had last week named Sushmita Dev, who recently joined the party after quitting the Congress, as its candidate for the bypoll. Ms. Dev, the daughter of veteran Congress leader from Assam the late Santosh Mohan Dev, was chief of the women's wing of the Congress. She is likely to file her nomination on Monday, sources close to her said.
The by-election has been necessitated as TMC's Manas Bhunia quit the Rajya Sabha after winning the Assembly election from Sabang in Paschim Medinipur.
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