Former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro was on Monday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, turning into the primary individual to turn out to be a TMC MP from Goa. The West Bengal Legislative Assembly issued a notification declaring Faleiro’s victory. The by-election was to be held on November 29.
The Election Commission final month introduced bypolls to a Rajya Sabha seat in West Bengal following the resignation of TMC MP Arpita Ghosh from the Upper House earlier this 12 months.
Ghosh had resigned in September and his time period was to finish in April 2026.
The Mamata Banerjee-led celebration is on a poaching spree in Goa, hoping to increase its territory past West Bengal. In the previous few months, TMC has inducted unbiased MLA Prasad Gaonkar and former MGP MLA Lavu Mamledar other than Faleiro.
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s PAC staff has camped in Goa as Banerjee eyes the 2022 state elections. The Trinamool Congress has urged organizations and political events to hitch arms to oust the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party from energy in Goa.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
