Out of 2 seats, BJP names Pabitra Margherita for one Rajya Sabha seat in Assam

March 18: Two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam will fall vacant after the term of MP Ranee Narah and Ripun Bora- both from Congress ends on April 2, 2022. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday has announced that Pabitra Margherita will be one of the Rajya Sabha candidates in Assam. However, the BJP is yet to choose its candidate for the second seat.

Meanwhile, apart from Pabitra Margherita in Assam, BJP named Sikandra Singh for Himachal Pradesh, S Phangnon Konyak for Nagaland and Manik Saha for the seat in Tripura.