West Bengal / Prashant Kishore expelled from JDU can go to Rajya Sabha on TMC ticket
new Delhi. Prashant Kishore, a politician expelled from Nitish Kumar’s party JDU, may join Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. News agency IANS quoted sources as saying that Prashant is ready to be sent to Rajya Sabha on a TMC ticket. Apart from Prashant, the names of Dinesh Trivedi and Innocent Noor are also discussed. The elections for five Rajya Sabha seats are to be held in West Bengal on 26 March. Of these, TMC has only four seats while another CPI (M) candidate won. These five seats are getting vacant.
Mamta is looking for a new face
According to the number of assembly members in West Bengal, TMC can easily win four Rajya Sabha seats. According to party sources, Mamata wants new and young faces to be sent to the Rajya Sabha so that she can strengthen the party strongly against the BJP in the House. Prashant Kishore has opened a front against BJP these days. This is the reason why he remains at the top of TMC’s good list at the national level.
