BJP’s Rajya Sabha candidates from Assam, Rameswar Teli and Mission Ranjan Das were elected unopposed, collecting their winners’ certificates from the Returning Officer on Monday.
The elections to the two seats were prompted by the election of Sarbananda Sonowal and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa to the Lok Sabha from Dibrugarh and Kaziranga parliamentary constituencies respectively.
The opposition parties did not field any candidates, paving the way for a smooth victory for the BJP nominees.
Das, a seasoned politician and four-time former MLA, expressed gratitude, saying, “Both of us have won the election unopposed. We are thankful to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, former CM Sarbananda Sonowal, state party president Bhabesh Kalita, our allies and members of the party.”
Former Union Minister Teli also extended his thanks to the party leadership, stating, “I have experience of being in Parliament and also as a minister. Das is a very senior member of the party with vast experience in the Assembly. We are confident of being able to raise the relevant matters in the Rajya Sabha.”
Das currently serves as the chairman of Assam State Transport Corporation, while Teli, a prominent representative of the tea-tribe community in the BJP, was the Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Labour and Employment in the second Modi ministry since 2021.
Teli was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Dibrugarh in 2014 but was succeeded by Sonowal in 2024.
Assam’s Rajya Sabha seats are dominated by the BJP-led alliance, with six out of seven seats under their control.
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