BJP declares candidates for March 23 RS polls

BJP, Congress announce list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls to be held on March 23

BJP, Congress announce list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls to be held on March 23

He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in June 2009 and was against re-elected in 2010. "With Patangrao Kadam's recent demise, Congress's strength has been reduced from 42 to 41and its two MLAs Nitesh Rane and Kalidas Kolmbkar are considered to be Rane loyalists so it is likely they might not vote in favour of the Congress".

In Uttar Pradesh, Ashok Bajpai, one of the founding members of the Samajwadi Party who left to join the BJP previous year, has been fielded as a candidate.

"Congress has fielded two candidates for Gujarat and are supporting an independent candidate who is wishing to fight against the BJP".

Three out of the seven candidates filed their nomination papers in the last 30 minutes before the 3-PM deadline today. From here, all party MLAs and senior party leaders will leave for Legislative Assembly along with Pandey at 12 noon in the form of a rally, where she will be filing nominations.

But the airport authorities refused permission since re-carpeting was in progress. He is the candidate of National Democratic Alliance from BJP quota and third candidate of the party is Prakash Javdekar, union minister.

To a query, Mr Chandrasekhar said the natural alliance and relationship with BJP for many years was one of the reasons for him to join the saffron party.

While Jaitley was nominated from Uttar Pradesh, Javadekar was shifted to his home state Maharashtra from Madhya Pradesh.

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"If the opposition can field a candidate with fewer votes then why can't the BJP, which has 28 extra votes".

While four nominations were filed by the BJP, one each was filed by the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Shiv Sena.

Speaking to reporters, UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said, "If you see our list of Rajya Sabha candidates, all the regions have got representation on the basis of merit".

Baluni, who heads the party's media departments, has been fielded from Uttarakhand while Rao, a spokesperson and psephologist as well, will file his nomination from Uttar Pradesh.

However, the entry of Valera, a former IAS officer and current general secretary of the Gujarat Congress, has made the elections interesting.

The BJP on Sunday announced the names of 18 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, after a meeting of the party's Central Election Committee. Patel, however, emerged victorious.

"My nomination is an honour for me and my state- Odisha". Durg Lok Sabha seat was the only seat in the state from where the party had lost Lok Sabha elections. In case he wins, it will be his second term in the Rajya Sabha.

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