Swapan Dasgupta resigns from Rajya Sabha amid BJP candidature controversy
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Columnist Swapan Dasgupta on Tuesday resigned from the Rajya Sabha. Dasgupta had been given a BJP ticket for the upcoming West Bengal elections. Dasgupta's candidature irked the Trinamool Congress (TMC) which demanded his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha citing constitutional rules. The 65-year-old had been fielded by the BJP from the Tarakeshwar Assembly constituency in Hooghly district.