Roopa Ganguly replaces Sidhu in RS

NEW DELHI: Actor and BJP leader Roopa Ganguly who had played the role of mythological character Draupadi in television series Mahabharat was today nominated to the Rajya Sabha

Updated At : 07:03 AM Oct 05, 2016 IST

New Delhi, October 4

Actor and BJP leader Roopa Ganguly, who had played the role of mythological character Draupadi in television series Mahabharat, was today nominated to the Rajya Sabha.

Ganguly, who had unsuccessfully contested the West Bengal Assembly elections this year on BJP ticket, was nominated by President Pranab Mukherjee to the seat vacated by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned recently following differences with the BJP leadership.

Ganguly had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015. Sidhu had resigned from the Rajya Sabha in July, three months after his nomination, and had formed a new front Aawaaz-e-Punjab. — PTI

Roopa Ganguly replaces Sidhu in RS

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