Kolkata, March 5 -- Four candidates from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), including Koel Mallick and Menaka Guruswamy, filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha 2026 elections on Thursday. The list of Rajya Sabha candidates from TMC also included Rajeev Kumar and Babul Supriyo, reflecting the party's strategic selection for the biennial Rajya Sabha polls.

Meanwhile, in West Bengal, BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate Rahul Sinha arrived at the West Bengal Assembly to file his nomination.

On Wednesday, Sinha said, "The BJP has proven that a worker is great. It sent a message to those who are waiting for an opportunity that the party takes care of every worker. This has instilled a new passion in everyone. All of us have to protect and purify Beng...