TMC names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha bypolls

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has selected Ritabrata Banerjee as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-elections in West Bengal. The by-election was necessitated by Jawhar Sircar's resignation following the R G Kar rape-murder incident. Banerjee, a former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP who joined the TMC in 2017, will contest the December 20 by-election for the single vacant seat.