Chennai, June 8 -- With the backing of the ruling TVK headed by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, All India Professionals' Congress Chairperson Praveen Chakravarthy is all set to be declared elected unopposed, as filing of nominations for the lone Rajya Sabha seat for the June 18 bye-election from the Tamil Nadu Assembly, ended on Monday afternoon at 3.00 pm.
The RS seat fell vacant following the resignation of AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam after he was elected to the State Assembly.
After scrutiny of nominations tomorrow, Mr Chakravarthy will be declared elected on June 11, the last date for withdrawals, as he was the lone official candidate in the fray.
After securing the seat from the TVK, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) late on June ...