Former Bodoland People's Front (BPF) leader Biswajit Daimary will be the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from Assam for the by-election to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha-RS). The by-election for the RS seat from Assam for the constituency vacated by Biswajit Daimary will be held on March 01. Daimary had joined the BJP in November last year. BJP has also declared the candidates for the biennial elections to the State Legislative Council in Telangana.