Sarbananda Sonowal recordsdata Rajya Sabha nomination from Assam

Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination within the state meeting. He was elected from Majuli seat within the meeting polls held in March-April this 12 months.

He is all set to be elected unopposed as a result of the opposition Congress social gathering is probably going to not discipline a candidate.

Sonowal who was former Assam chief minister was inducted within the Union Council of ministers in July this 12 months.

The October 4 election is to fill the Rajya Sabha seat that fell vacant after Biswajit Daimary resigned to develop into the meeting speaker.

Sonowal stated, ” I thank Prime minister Narendra Modi and party president J P Nadda besides Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for nominating me and carrying forward the process. ”

The BJP-led NDA secured 75 seats within the 126-member meeting, 11 seats lower than in 2016.

The BJP received 60 seats which is analogous to the quantity it received 5 years in the past. The Asom Gana Parishad received 9 seats towards 14 seats final time, whereas the brand new alliance accomplice, United People’s Party Liberal, acquired six seats.

Congress on this 12 months’s meeting polls received 29 seats, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) received 14 seats. Two sitting Congress MLAs have resigned from the meeting. Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) received 4 seats and CPI(M) wrested one.

Sonowal tweeted, “submitted my nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls, at Assam Legislative Assembly.”

Sarma in tweet acknowledged, “we’ve immensely gained from vision & leadership of Union Min Sri @sarbanandsonwal. I accompanied him for filing of his nomination for Rajya Sabha seat. He is a unanimous candidate of BJP, AGP and UPPL and many esteemed leaders joined Sonowal Dangoriya today.”