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Sushmita Dev, ex-Congress leader who joined TMC, nominated to Rajya Sabha

Dev, who was one of the national spokespersons of the grand-old party and its women's wing chief, switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led camp last month.

Sushmita Dev
Sushmita Dev. Photo: PTI
Press Trust of India Kolkata
1 min read Last Updated : Sep 14 2021 | 5:28 PM IST

The TMC on Tuesday nominated Sushmita Dev, who recently joined the party after quitting the Congress, to the upper house of Parliament.

"We are extremely pleased to nominate @SushmitaDevAITC to the Upper House of the Parliament. @MamataOfficial's vision to empower women and ensure their maximum participation in politics shall help our society to achieve much more!" the party tweeted.

Dev, who was one of the national spokespersons of the grand-old party and its women's wing chief, switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led camp last month.

She has been assigned the job of looking after the party's functioning in Assam and Tripura.

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First Published: Sep 14 2021 | 5:28 PM IST

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