Swapan Dasgupta, the BJP candidate from Tarakeshwar Assembly constituency in West Bengal, on Tuesday resigned from the Rajya Sabha after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) pointed out that a nominated member can not join a political party.It is .
Nominated Rajya Sabha member Swapan Dasgupta on Tuesday tendered his resignation from the upper house of Parliament after being named as a BJP candidate in the West Bengal assembly elections. Dasgupta, who became a Rajya Sabha member on April 25, 2016, has been named by the saffron party as its candidate from Tarakeshwar constituency in the poll-bound state. I have resigned from the Rajya Sabha today to commit myself totally to the fight for a better Bengal. I hope to file my nomination as BJP candidate for the Tarakeshwar Assembly seat in the next few days, Dasgupta said on Twitter. Sources said he has urged the Chairman of Rajya Sabha to accept his resignation with effect from Wednesday.
He has been named as BJP candidate from Tarakeshwar Assembly seat
Swapan Dasgupta on Tuesday resigned from the Upper House after questions were raised about his contesting the West Bengal Assembly polls on BJP ticket despite being a nominated MP.
“I have resigned from the Rajya Sabha today [Tuesday] to commit myself totally to the fight for a better Bengal. I hope to file my nomination as BJP candidate for the Tarakeshwar Assembly seat in the next few days,” Mr. Dasgupta said.
Mr. Dasgupta found himself in a tight spot after Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra pointed out that he, a nominated MP, should be disqualified from the Upper House of Parliament.
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