BJP picks Sonowal, Murugan as candidates for Rajya Sabha bypolls

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The BJP on Saturday nominated Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and L Murugan for the Rajya Sabha bypolls from Assam and Madhya Pradesh, respectively.

Both the ministers have been inducted into the Union Council of Ministers by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his July 7 cupboard enlargement.

On October 4, the Election Commission introduced by-elections for one seat every in West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and two seats in Tamil Nadu.

The seats are vacant after the resignations of Manas Ranjan Bhunia (West Bengal), Biswajit Daimary (Assam), KP Munusamy and R Vaithilingam (Tamil Nadu) and Thaawarchand Gehlot (Madhya Pradesh).

In Maharashtra, the seat fell vacant after the demise of Rajiv Satav on May 16 on account of issues from post-Covid.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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