Himanta: BJP & allies will contest 3 RS seats to fall vacant in April

Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the ruling BJP and its allies will field candidates for all three Rajya Sabha seats set to fall vacant in April.He asserted that the alliance is certain to win two of the seats, while the third ‘we may win or lose’. The seats currently held by BJP MPs Bhubaneswar Kalita and Rameswar Teli, along with Independent MP Ajit Bhuyan, will fall vacant in April.Sarma recalled that BJP had not contested against Bhuyan last time, believing he was ‘neutral and will work for good’. However, he added, “What he did with his Rajya Sabha MP funds we all know,” referring to corruption allegations surrounding the utilisation of Bhuyan’s funds.