Rajya Sabha bypoll

Agartala, Sep 10: The BJP has nominated former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb as the party’s candidate for the bypoll to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state.

By-election to the Rajya Sabha seat in Tripura will be held on September 22. The seat fell vacant after Dr. Manik Saha resigned in July this year following his appointment as Chief Minister of Tripura.

Deb took to Twitter to express his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president JP Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah for the nomination.

“I am committed to working for the development and welfare of Tripura and its people,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Left Front in Tripura has named former finance minister and MLA Bhanulal Saha as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypoll.

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Congratulations to former Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb on his nomination by BJP as a candidate for the upcoming election to the Rajya Sabha seat from Tripura.

In a significant development, Biplab Deb has been given an organizational role in the BJP and made in charge of party affairs in Haryana.

Earlier in May this year, Deb had stepped down as Tripura CM. He was succeeded by Manik Saha. “We need to keep the BJP in power for long in Tripura,” Deb had said after his resignation.