The Trinamul Congress on Sunday fielded journalist Sagarika Ghose for the Rajya Sabha along with three others for the upcoming polls to the upper house.
Elections will be held for five seats in Bengal which are to fall vacant in April, along with 51 others in the rest of the country.
“We are pleased to announce the candidature of Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, Mohammad Nadimul Haque and Mamata Bala Thakur for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections. We extend our heartfelt wishes to them and may they work towards upholding Trinamool’s enduring legacy of indomitable spirit and advocacy for the rights of every Indian,” the party announced on its official X handle on Sunday afternoon.
The fifth nominee will be from the BJP which is yet to announce the name.
The list ends speculation over the fate of Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Bengal Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who is likely to relocate to Rajasthan and get a nomination from there.
