Overview

• Kanad Purkayastha and Birendra Prasad Baishya were declared elected unopposed after no other nominations were filed ahead of the June 19 poll date.
• Opposition parties chose not to contest the Rajya Sabha elections in Assam, making a formal vote unnecessary.
• Purkayastha, Assam BJP state secretary and son of veteran leader Kabindra Purkayastha, enters the Upper House with a pledge to improve Barak Valley connectivity.
• Baishya, a former Union Minister and three-time Rajya Sabha MP, met Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alongside senior ministers following his declaration.
• The uncontested outcome maintains the NDA’s strong alliance control over Assam’s representation in the Upper House.