Chhattisgarh: Congress renominates tribal leader Phulo Devi Netam for RS polls

RAIPUR: (Mar 5) The opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh has renominated senior tribal leader Phulo Devi Netam, an incumbent Rajya Sabha member, as its candidate for the March 16 biennial Rajya Sabha elections.

The party announced Netam’s candidature on Wednesday night.

Of the five Rajya Sabha members from the state, the terms of Netam and Kavi Tejpal Singh Tulsi, both from the Congress, are set to expire on April 9, and elections are being held to fill the twin vacancies.