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Kanad Purkayastha, Birendra Prasad Baishya file nomination for two vacant RS seats in Assam

Guwahati, June 9 (UNI) BJP leader Konad Purkayastha and sitting Rajya Sabha MP Birendra Prasad Baishya on Monday filed nominations for the two Rajya Sabha seats, which are likely to fall vacant on June 14 this year.
Kanad, son of former Union Minister and veteran BJP leader from Assam’s Barak Valley, Kabindra Purakayastha, filed his nomination in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the party's Assam unit President Dilip Saikia, and other cabinet Ministers of the state. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was also present on the occasion.
Sitting Rajya Sabha MP, and AGP leader Birendra Prasad Baishya was also seen accompanied by senior AGP leaders, including Ministers Atul Bora and Keshab Mahanta, while filing the nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat. Baishya was also accompanied by Chief Minister Sarma and BJP President Dilip Saikia. The AGP has unanimously re-nominated Baishya for the seat in the Upper House of Parliament, considering his experience.
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