The All India Trinamool Congress has fielded Senior Advocate Dr.Menaka Guruswamy as a candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Elections.

If elected, Guruswamy, a renowned lawyer and constitutional expert, will become the first member from the LGBTQ community to be elected as a Member of Parliament.

Apart from Guruswamy, the AITC also announced the candidature of Rajeev Kumar, former West Bengal DGP, Babul Supriyo and Koel Mallick.

Guruswamy has been appearing for the State of West Bengal and the AITC in several prominent cases, including the recent SIR and the IPAC-ED raid matters.