Swapan Dasgupta, a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, has been fielded by the BJP from Tarakeshwar Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Hooghly district.
Swapan Dasgupta, a BJP candidate for the Bengal election, has resigned from the Rajya Sabha a day after the Trinamool Congress cited constitutional rules to say a nominated member of the Upper House could not join a political party. Dasgupta has been fielded by the BJP from the Tarakeshwar Assembly constituency in Hooghly district.
According to sources, Dasgupta, a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, has said his resignation should be taken into cognisance from Wednesday.
If a nominated member in the Rajya Sabha decides to take part in any political activity of a particular party, he would have to resign from the membership, sources in the Rajya Sabha secretariat said.
With the BJP declaring Dasgupta as a candidate, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Monday called for his disqualification from the Upper House in accordance with the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
