However, in 2017, the party refused to renominate him from West Bengal, though the Congress had offered the seat to the CPI(M). Currently, the Left parties put together have 28 seats in the West Bengal Assembly. To send Mr Yechury, CPI (M) will again need support from the Congress. The West Bengal State secretariat will have to clear Mr Yechury’s appointment which ultimately has to be cleared by the Polit Bureau. If he is renominated this will be third term for Mr Yechury in Rajya Sabha.

Source: The Hindu January 24, 2020 13:52 UTC