The ruling BJP in Assam has shortlisted five names for Rajya Sabha elections and sent it to the party's central election committee in New Delhi.

The panel includes Bhubaneswar Kalita, Rajen Gohain, Ramen Deka, Sankar Chandra Das and Subhash Dutta, said BJP state president Ranjit Kumar Das.

As per reports, the panel of the names of contestants from Assamwill be presented during the national election committee meeting and party highcommand will take a final call on it.

As the last date of filing nominations inches closer, ruling andopposition parties are struggling to decide on their respective candidates forthe upper house polls which are slated to be held on March 26.