New Delhi : Congress has named Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress president Jebi Mather for the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Kerala. Also, Rajya Sabha MP and former Assam president of the party Ripun Bora from Assam.
"The Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the candidature of Ripun Bora from Assam and Jebi Mather from Kerala to contest the Rajya Sabha elections as Congress candidates," read an official statement issued by the party.
Elections to fill 13 Rajya Sabha seats across six states will be held on March 31.
While members from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland and Tripura are retiring on April 2, five members from Punjab are retiring on April 9.
(ANI)
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