Political activity intensified in Assam as candidates backed by the ruling alliance formally filed their nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
In Guwahati, Terash Gowalla and Jogen Mohan of the Bharatiya Janata Party, along with Pramod Boro, president of the United People’s Party Liberal and NDA candidate, submitted their nominations for the three Rajya Sabha seats from the state.
The nomination filing took place in the presence of Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who attended the process as a senior leader of the ruling alliance.
The BJP has fielded Jogen Mohan and Terash Gowalla for two of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, while the third seat has been allotted to alliance partner United People’s Party Liberal, with Pramod Boro entering the contest as the NDA candidate.
Pramod Boro, who earlier served as the Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council, filed his nomination in the presence of party leaders and supporters.
The nominations were submitted on the final day for filing papers for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled to be held on March 16.
As per the election schedule, scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on March 6, while the last date for withdrawal of candidature has been fixed as March 9. Polling, if required, will be held on March 16.
