Guwahati, June 7 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday named Kanad Purkayastha, the party's Assam state secretary, as its official candidate for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats from the state.
The party's Central Election Committee approved his candidature, a press release stated.
Purkayastha hails from the Barak Valley and belongs to a family with political roots in Assam.
He is the son of Kabindra Purkayastha, a veteran BJP leader and former Union minister who played a role in establishing the party's footprint in the state during the 1990s and early 2000s.
The announcement comes as part of the BJP's broader seat-sharing strategy with its regional ally, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP).
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