Anant Maharaj
Anant Maharaj | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 19 August 2023 | |
President | |
Chairman of the House | |
Preceded by | Pradip Bhattacharya |
Constituency | West Bengal |
Personal details | |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Nagendra Ray,[1] also commonly known as Anant Maharaj, is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He was elected to the Rajya Sabha the upper house of the Indian Parliament unopposed from West Bengal.[3][4][2][5][6]
Background[edit]
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Demand for separate state[edit]
Maharaj demand for separate Cooch state . But after become MP of Rajya Sabha he changed his demand.
Political influence[edit]
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Entry into electoral politics[edit]
Rai was nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha election in 2023.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "कौन हैं 'महाराज' जिसे BJP ने बनाया उम्मीदवार, अब RSS नाराज". Jansatta (in Hindi). 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ a b Dey, Sreyashi (13 Jul 2023). "Why BJP picked Anant Maharaj, campaigner for Cooch Behar statehood, as 1st RS candidate from Bengal". ThePrint. Retrieved 17 Jul 2023.
- ^ "S Jaishankar, Derek O'Brien Among 11 To Be Elected To Rajya Sabha Unopposed". NDTV.com. 22 Feb 2019. Retrieved 17 Jul 2023.
- ^ Ghosh, Sujay (16 Jul 2023). "TMC to win all six Rajya Sabha seats unopposed, so will BJP's Anant Maharaj". India Today. Retrieved 17 Jul 2023.
- ^ Ghosh, Sujay (12 Jul 2023). "Anant Maharaj is BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate from West Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 17 Jul 2023.
- ^ The Indian Express (17 July 2023). "Jaishankar, O'Brien among 11 elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested". Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.