Bollywood Actor Raj Babbar now RS member from Uttarakhand

Former Bollywood actor turned Congress leader Raj Babbar was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from the lone vacant Upper House seat from Uttarakhand.

Babbar also said he bowed to the people of Devbhoomi and would try to rise to their expectations as an MP. Babbar said he was an MP from united Uttar Pradesh and his association with Uttarakhand dates back many years when he visited the picturesque hill state for filmshoots.

Babbar's election was a foregone conclusion as there was no one else in the fray with main opposition BJP having decided not to field candidate. The seat had fallen vacant last month after the untimely demise of Manorama Sharma Dobariyal.