<p>Kolkata: Ritabrata Banerjee, TMC's Rajya Sabha bypoll candidate, filed his nomination papers in the West Bengal Assembly on Monday.</p>.<p>Banerjee was accompanied by senior TMC leaders, including Subrata Bakshi, chief whip Nirmal Ghosh, and minister Aroop Biswas.</p>.<p>He later met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her office in the assembly complex and sought her blessings.</p>.<p>The TMC had on Saturday announced Ritabrata as its candidate for the December 20 bypoll, following Jawhar Sircar's resignation as the party's Rajya Sabha member in September.</p>.<p>"We are pleased to announce the candidature of Ritabrata Banerjee for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha by-elections," the party posted on X.</p>.<p>Ritabrata was with CPI(M) until 2017 and served as its Rajya Sabha MP from 2014. After being expelled from CPI(M), he joined the TMC. PTI SUS MNB</p>
<p>Kolkata: Ritabrata Banerjee, TMC's Rajya Sabha bypoll candidate, filed his nomination papers in the West Bengal Assembly on Monday.</p>.<p>Banerjee was accompanied by senior TMC leaders, including Subrata Bakshi, chief whip Nirmal Ghosh, and minister Aroop Biswas.</p>.<p>He later met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her office in the assembly complex and sought her blessings.</p>.<p>The TMC had on Saturday announced Ritabrata as its candidate for the December 20 bypoll, following Jawhar Sircar's resignation as the party's Rajya Sabha member in September.</p>.<p>"We are pleased to announce the candidature of Ritabrata Banerjee for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha by-elections," the party posted on X.</p>.<p>Ritabrata was with CPI(M) until 2017 and served as its Rajya Sabha MP from 2014. After being expelled from CPI(M), he joined the TMC. PTI SUS MNB</p>