Lagatar24 Desk
Kolkata, Nov.13: The Trinamool Congress announced on Saturday that its vice president Luizinho Faleiro will run for a Rajya Sabha seat in West Bengal in the next bypoll.
In September, Faleiro, the former chief minister of Goa, left the Congress and joined the TMC. “In a political career spanning over four decades, former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro has worked ardently towards the development of people. We have full faith that under his able guidance, AITC will reach greater heights and continue the fight to protect every Indian citizen’s democratic rights,” the TMC had said in statement at the time of his joining.
“We are extremely pleased to nominate @luizinhofaleiro to the Upper House of the Parliament. We are confident that his efforts towards serving the nation shall be appreciated widely by our people!” the TMC said on Twitter.
We are extremely pleased to nominate @luizinhofaleiro to the Upper House of the Parliament.
We are confident that his efforts towards serving the nation shall be appreciated widely by our people!
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) November 13, 2021
As part of its national expansion strategy, the TMC has entered the electoral fray in Goa, deciding to run alone in the election set for early next year. The party has dubbed its campaign for the Goa elections in 2022 “Goenchi Navi Sakal” (Goa’s New Dawn), and has brought in heavyweights such as Derek O’Brien, Babul Supriyo, and Sougata Roy to help build the party.
The Rajya Sabha bypoll is scheduled to be held on November 29.
Leander Paes, a tennis legend, recently joined the Trinamool Congress, claiming that he wants to make a difference in society by opposing all attempts to divide it along religious and racial lines.
