The BJP on February 15 named Biswajit Daimary as its candidate for the by-election to the Upper House from Assam.
It is to mentioned that Daimary earlier joined BJP after quitting his Rajya Sabha seat as a Bodoland People’s Front MP.
Daimary has been thrice elected to the House since 2008 and had quit soon after he preferred to join the saffron party.
Meanwhile, Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge will be replacing Ghulam Nabi Azad as the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha.