Chhattisgarh Rajya Sabha: BJP's Laxmi Verma, Congress's Phulo Devi Netam Elected Unopposed

• BJP's Laxmi Verma and Congress's Phulo Devi Netam declared unopposed for Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh.
• Laxmi Verma, BJP state vice-president and Women's Commission member, has 30 years of political experience.
• Phulo Devi Netam, current Mahila Congress state president, was re-nominated for her expiring term.
• Congress considered Deepak Baij, Mohan Markam, Bhupesh Baghel, and TS Singhdeo before re-nominating Netam.
• Chhattisgarh has five Rajya Sabha seats; terms of Netam and KTS Tulsi are ending this year.