Rajya Sabha biennial election: AIUDF to assist Congress candidate Ripun Bora

By ANI

GUWAHATI: Ahead of the Rajya Sabha biennial election on March 31, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has determined to assist Congress candidate Ripun Bora, stated AIUDF MLA and celebration General Secretary Aminul Islam. “All opposition parties are confident that, the candidate of the opposition will win one seat,” Islam advised ANI.

“We went to Delhi, where we had a meeting with Congress high command. We had meetings with two general secretaries of the AICC, Jitendra Singh and KC Venugopal. Sonia Gandhi requested AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal to support Congress. We agreed to support the Congress candidate,” he added.

Elections to 4 Rajya Sabha seats in three Northeastern states – two seats in Assam and one every in Tripura and Nagaland might be held on March 31, the Election Commission had introduced earlier this month.

Earlier on Saturday, Congress has named Rajya Sabha MP and former Assam president of the celebration Ripun Bora and Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress president Jeby Mather for the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Assam and Kerala respectively.

Earlier this month the apex ballot physique had introduced polls to fill 13 Rajya Sabha seats throughout six states falling vacant in April. These embrace Assam (two seats), Himachal (one seat), Nagaland (one seat), Tripura (one seat) and Kerala (three seats). Apart from this 5 seats from Punjab are additionally falling vacant with 5 members from the state retiring on April 9.

Scrutiny of nominations will happen on March 22. The final date for withdrawal of candidatures has been scheduled on March 24. The counting of votes of the ballot scheduled on March 31 will happen on the day of polling from 5 pm onwards.