Journalist Sagarika Ghose is one of four Rajya Sabha candidates nominated by the TMC: Report

The candidates were announced for the upcoming Upper House of Parliament elections.

According to HT, the Trinamool Congress has added four candidates, namely Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, Mamata Bala Thakur, and Nadimul Haque for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) announced four Rajya Sabha candidates on February 11, 2024 for the upcoming Upper House of Parliament elections, including journalist Sagarika Ghose.

I am delighted and honoured to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the @AITCofficial . I remain inspired by the formidable courage of @MamataOfficial, India's only woman chief minister. My commitment to constitutional democratic values remains unflinching.

— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) February 11, 2024

She has experience in the field as a reporter, writer, magazine essayist, newspaper, and TV media for 30 years.

Ghose has written biographies of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and was personally chosen by the party's highest leadership officials.

On February 27, there will be elections for Rajya Sabha seats, which are dispersed over 15 states. April will see the conclusion of the terms of five Bengali Rajya Sabha members.