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Swapan Dasgupta resigns from RS, rubbishes TMC allegations on Upper House membership By Pragya Kaushika | Updated: Mar 16, 2021 13:15 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 16 (ANI): As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded heavyweight Members of Parliament from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the West Bengal Assembly contest, nominated Upper House MP Swapan Dasgupta has tendered his resignation.
The resignation has been sent to the Chairman of the House, it is yet to be accepted. Sources stated that the move comes even as Trinamool Congress has attempted to stir a controversy over Dasgupta s candidature.
BJP has fielded Swapan Dasgupta from Tarakeswar Assembly constituency in Hoogly district.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Rajya Sabha MP and BJP candidate for Tarakeswar, Swapan Dasgupta (Twitter)
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According to BJP bigwigs, the move sends a message to the people of Bengal that the BJP is serious about running an efficient government that will turnaround the stateâs fortunes.
Many eyebrows were raised when BJP national general secretary Arun Singh released the partyâs list of candidates for the third and fourth phases of the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bengal.
Because prominent among the candidates were four sitting members of Parliament three from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha.