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]
Rajib Bhattacharjee | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Tripura | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Biplab Kumar Deb |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura | |
| Assumed office 26 August 2022 | |
| Leader | J. P. Nadda |
| Preceded by | Manik Saha |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 1991) |
| Residence(s) | Banamalipur, Tripura |
Early career
editBhattacharjee 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]
References
edit- ^ ANI (2024-08-28). "12 new members elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha, BJP becomes largest party in Upper House with 96 members". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Singh, Bikash (2022-08-26). "Rajiv Bhattacharjee appointed as Tripura BJP president". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "BJP's Rajib Bhattacharjee, CPI(M)'s Sudhan Das file nominations for Rajya Sabha bypoll in Tripura". The Indian Express. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Tripura BJP president named for Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 2024-08-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Bhupendra Chaudhary made UP BJP chief, Rajib Bhattacharjee is new Tripura unit president". Times Now. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2024-08-28.