The tenure of the present member of the Rajya Sabha N. Gokulakrishnan will end on October 6. The former Minister is considered very close to the Chief Minister even while he was in the Congress camp. While the AINRC has zeroed in on who they want as Rajya Sabha nominee, there are multiple claimants from the BJP camp. The local unit wants a party senior leader from Puducherry itself to be the nominee, the Central leadership reportedly has other plans. “We are keen to have our member in the Rajya Sabha so that the strength of the party goes up in the Upper House.

Source: The Hindu August 09, 2021 10:18 UTC