New Delhi: BJP’s Swapan Dasgupta, who had resigned from Rajya Sabha to contest West Bengal meeting election, was renominated to the higher home of the parliament by President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday (June 1).
Dasgupta will full the rest of his time period until April 24, 2022, as per the President’s order.
“In train of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 80 of the Constitution of India, learn with clause (3) of that article, the President is happy to renominate Shri Swapan Dasgupta to the Council of States to fill the seat which has fallen vacant due to his resignation for his reminder time period viz – 24-04-2022,” learn a notification launched by the Home Ministry.
The BJP leader contested the state election from Tarakeswar constituency the place he lost to TMC’s Ramendu Sinharay.
The central authorities has additionally nominated famous lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani. In a separate notification, the Home Ministry stated Jethmalani has been nominated to Rajya Sabha to fill the seat that has fallen vacant due to the demise of Raghunath Mohapatra for the reminder his time period.
