Roopa Ganguly takes Sidhu’s place in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: Actresspolitician Roopa Ganguly was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday to the seat that cricketerturnedpolitician Navjot Singh Sidhu had vacated when he resigned

Updated At : 02:00 AM Oct 05, 2016 IST

Actress and BJP leader Roopa Ganguly addresses a symposium on 'Role of Women's Empowerment in Facilitating Inclusive Economic Growth' in Kolkata on June 21, 2016. PTI file photo

New Delhi, October 4

Actress-politician Roopa Ganguly was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Ganguly — whose rose to fame with her portrayal as Draupadi in the hit television series ‘Mahabharat’ — was nominated to the seat that cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu had vacated when he resigned.

The 49-year-old had unsuccessfully contested the West Bengal Assembly elections earlier this year as a BJP candidate. She joined the party in 2015.

Sidhu resigned from the Rajya Sabha in July —three months after he was nominated — citing differences with the BJP. — PTI