UNION MINISTER FOR PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS Sarbananda Sonowal will File his Nomination for Rajya Sabha Poll on September 21

DIGITAL DESK- UNION MINISTER FOR PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS Sarbananda Sonowal will File his Nomination for the October 4 Rajya Sabha Poll on September 21. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President Bhabesh Kalita collected the Nomination Papers on behalf of the Former Assam Chief Minister from the Assam Legislative Assembly soon after the announcement of Sonowal’s name as the Party Candidate.

State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma besides Leaders of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) is likely to accompany Sonowal for filing the Nomination. The last Date for Filing of nomination for the Rajya Sabha Poll is September 22. On the other hand, Voting and counting of Votes will take place on October 4. It needs mention that Assam sends a Total of Seven Representatives to the Upper House. At present, Two are being held by BJP and Congress and one each by AGP and Independent.