The BJP on Friday nominated its Tripura unit president Manik Saha as the party’s candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the State. The main Opposition, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) also announced the name of its candidate for the poll scheduled on March 31.
Dr. Saha’s selection came as a surprise as his name has been doing the rounds for the Town Bardowali Assembly bypoll.
The Election Commission of India has initiated the process for byelections in four Assembly segments in the State, which fell vacant because three MLAs resigned, and one MLA was disqualified under the anti-defection law.
