Nagendra Ray,
also commonly known as Anant Maharaj, is an Indian politician belonging to the
Greater Cooch Behar Democratic Party.
He was elected to the
Rajya Sabha
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the upper house of the Indian Parliament unopposed from
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
as the candidate from
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
.
Background
Demand for separate state
Maharaj demanded separate Cooch state, but after becoming MP of
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...
he changed his demand.
Political influence
Entry into electoral politics
Rai was nominated by the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
as its candidate for the
Rajya Sabha election in 2023.
See also
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Gorkhaland movement
References
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Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal
21st-century Indian politicians