Six Trinamool Congress nominees and one candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were on July 17 elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. There were only seven candidates for seven seats in the State and no elections were held.
‘Certificate of Election’ was given to Trinamool Congress leaders Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Dola Sen, Saket Gokhale, Prakash Chick Baraik and Samirul Islam in the West Bengal State Assembly. A representative of Derek O’ Brien collected the certificate on his behalf. BJP’s Ananta Roy was also elected unopposed today.