The Trinamool Congress on Friday night named former Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar as one of its candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections, the first time such a high-ranking officer had been nominated for a Rajya Sabha assignment from the state. The other Trinamool candidates are actress Koel Mallick, advocate Menaka Guruswamy and Bengal IT minister and singer Babul Supriyo. Elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states are to be held on March 16. “We are pleased to announce the candidature of Babul Supriyo, Rajeev Kumar (Former DGP, West Bengal), Menaka Guruswamy and Koel Mallick for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections,” the party posted on its official X handle. State unit president Samik Bhattacharya: “Mamata Banerjee can nominate him, but if Rajeev Kumar accepts the nomination, it would prove that he worked for political reasons during his tenure as DGP, not as an administrator.

Source: The Telegraph February 28, 2026 01:21 UTC