New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced the nominations of journalist Sagarika Ghose, former MP Sushmita Dev and two others for the Rajya Sabha election from West Bengal, sidelining three incumbent MPs.

The only sitting MP among the four retiring Trinamool MPs to receive renomination is Mohd Nadimul Haque.

The fourth candidate from the Trinamool is former Lok Sabha MP Mamata Bala Thakur, who belongs to the politically influential Matua community, while sitting MPs Abir Ranjan Biswas, Subhasish Chakraborty, and Dr. Santanu Sen were not granted another term.

She is also an author, having written several books, and currently contributes articles and columns. Her father, Bhaskar Ghose, served as a former IAS office...