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TMC Rajya Sabha Candidates: Unpacking the Journeys of 4 Leaders, From BJP Ties to Baba Ramdev Links and TMC Tickets
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TMC's Rajya Sabha Picks: Babul Supriyo's BJP-to-TMC Shift, Controversial Officer & Glamour
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09-03-2026, 20:30
TMC's Rajya Sabha Picks: Babul Supriyo's BJP-to-TMC Shift, Controversial Officer & Glamour
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TMC's Babul Supriyo, Koel Mallick, Rajiv Kumar, Menaka Guruswamy elected to Rajya Sabha; BJP's Rahul Sinha also elected.
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Babul Supriyo, once a BJP minister (backed by Baba Ramdev), made a surprising shift to TMC, now a Rajya Sabha MP.
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Former DGP Rajiv Kumar, controversial for Saradha scam, gets Rajya Sabha ticket, seen as reward for loyalty to Mamata Banerjee.
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Actress Koel Mallick and Supreme Court lawyer Menaka Guruswamy also elected, reflecting TMC's social engineering strategy.
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BJP leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, criticized TMC's choices, labeling them 'traitors' and 'tainted faces'.
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