India, June 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Kanad Purkayastha and Asom Gana Parishad's (AGP) Birendra Prasad Baishya were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday after the Opposition did not field any candidate against the two nominees of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The last date for filing nominations for the June 19 elections was June 9.

Kanad Purkayastha said election officials called them to their office on Thursday afternoon. "The officials told us that no other candidates filed nominations on the last day (June 9) and declared us winners after the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations ended on Thursday," he said.

The BJP named former union minister Kabindra Purkayastha's son, Kanad, as its candi...