Kokrajhar (Assam), Feb 15 : The BJP has named Biswajit Daimary, who had joined it after quitting his Rajya Sabha seat as a Bodoland People”s Front MP, as its candidate for the by-election to the Upper House from Assam.
Daimary has been thrice elected to the House since 2008 and had quit soon after his re-election in 2020 as strains emerged in the BJP-BPF ties, and he preferred to join the saffron party.
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The election had been necessitated due to his resignation.
His win is near certain as the BJP enjoys a majority in the state assembly.
( With agency inputs)
