TMC nominates former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro to Rajya Sabha

The TMC, which now rules only West Bengal, has put up a tweet that reads, "We are extremely pleased to nominate @luizinhofaleiro to the Upper House of the Parliament. We are confident that his efforts towards serving the nation shall be appreciated widely by our people!"

Faleiro, a former Congress leader, joined the TMC, headed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in late September.

He will fill up the seat from West Bengal vacated by TMC's Arpita Ghosh. 

Beginning his new stint in the TMC, which is in an expansion mode, Faleiro gave a call for an unification of all Congress offshoots to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is ruling the Centre and majority of the states.

After wresting power in West Bengal for the third consecutive term in 2021, the TMC has activated its organisation in a few small states including Goa, where Banerjee's outfit is aiming to contest the upcoming assembly polls next year.

Earlier in the year, the TMC had nominated Sushmita Dev, who is also a former Congress leader, to the Rajya Sabha.

Slamming the TMC for nominating a Goan to the seat from the eastern state, West Bengal opposition leader and BJP MLA, Suvendu Adhikari, tweeted, ""Banglar Meye" is squandering the Rajya Sabha seats from WB on "Bahiragotos". After @SushmitaDevAITC now its @luizinhofaleiro.

"Shouldn't Bengalis react to this deprivation? Why should Bengal pay if these people have no chance of getting elected on TMC tickets in Assam & Goa?"