Rajya Sabha By-Election 2024: BJP Leaders Mission Ranjan Das and Rameswar Teli File Nominations from Assam

BJP leaders Ranjan Das and Rameswar Teli formally filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections on Wednesday. The nomination event was attended by high-profile leaders, including Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Today, the Hon'ble Shri @Rameswar_Teli & Shri Mission Ranjan Das filed their nomination papers as candidates of the @BJP4India for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. On this auspicious occasion, they were joined by the HCM Dr. @himantabiswa , Hon'ble State President Shri… pic.twitter.com/2mEgbtajHx

— BJP Assam Pradesh (@BJP4Assam) August 21, 2024

#WATCH | BJP leaders Mission Ranjan Das and Rameswar Teli filed their nomination as BJP Rajya Sabha candidates in the presence of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and other BJP leaders pic.twitter.com/J2tzNEnkx6

— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2024

Rameswar Teli, speaking on behalf of both candidates, expressed confidence in their collective experience and the broad support from party members. "We both are the senior party workers of the BJP... In our party, all the new and old party workers are happy with this decision. We will take all the party workers with us and will work to strengthen our party," he said.

#WATCH | BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Rameswar Teli says, "We both are the senior party workers of the BJP... In our party, all the new and old party workers are happy with this decision. We will take all the party workers with us and will work to strengthen our party. I thank PM… https://t.co/FJzX6mTtMapic.twitter.com/XWfHmuxIRX

— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2024

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"I thank PM Modi, Union HM Amit Shah, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, party's national president JP Nadda... By now, no one from the opposition has filed the nomination, we both may win uncontested," headded.

Voting will take place on September 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the results expected the same day.