Rajib Bhattacharjee Explained

Rajib Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician who is serving as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Tripura since 2024.^[1] A member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he served as State Party President of BJP in Tripura since 2022.^[2]

Early career

Bhattacharjee became a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer since 1988. Three years after joining the RSS, Bhattacharjee joined the BJP in 1991.^[3]

He has worked at almost every level of the party's organisation, including as a local BJP worker, Mandal president in the Banamalipur Assembly constituency, general secretary of the party's town organisational district in West Tripura, treasurer of the party's state committee, and party general secretary and vice-president.^[4] In 2022, he was named the BJP's Tripura President.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: ANI . 2024-08-28 . 12 new members elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha, BJP becomes largest party in Upper House with 96 members . 2024-08-28 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
2. News: Singh . Bikash . 2022-08-26 . Rajiv Bhattacharjee appointed as Tripura BJP president . 2024-08-28 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
3. Web site: 2024-08-22 . BJP's Rajib Bhattacharjee, CPI(M)'s Sudhan Das file nominations for Rajya Sabha bypoll in Tripura . 2024-08-28 . The Indian Express . en.
4. News: 2024-08-20 . Tripura BJP president named for Rajya Sabha . 2024-08-28 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
5. Web site: 2022-08-25 . Bhupendra Chaudhary made UP BJP chief, Rajib Bhattacharjee is new Tripura unit president . 2024-08-28 . Times Now . en.