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NDA candidates win two RS seats unopposed in Assam

NDA candidates win two RS seats unopposed in Assam

Guwahati, June 13 (UNI) With the opposition parties not filing any candidate for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam, NDA candidates including Kanad Purkayastha and sitting Rajya Sabha MP, Birendra Prasad Baishya won the two seats.
The ruling BJP nominated Kanad Purkayastha for one of the seats while it's alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) nominated Birendra Prasad Baishya.
Kanad is the son of BJP strongman from Barak Valley and former Union minister Kabindra Purkayastha.

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