The BJP has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, covering 12 states and 26 seats.
Key candidates include Tarun Chugh from Madhya Pradesh, Satish Poonia from Rajasthan, and Raju Shukla from Gujarat.
BJP Announces Candidates for Rajya Sabha Elections Across Multiple States
The BJP has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, covering 12 states and 26 seats. Key candidates include Tarun Chugh from Madhya Pradesh, Satish Poonia from Rajasthan, and Raju Shukla from Gujarat.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its first list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for June 18. The elections will cover 26 seats across 12 states. The last date for filing nominations is June 8.
In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has fielded National General Secretary Tarun Chugh and industrialist Rajneesh Agrawal. From Rajasthan, former state president Dr. Satish Poonia and Dr. Alka Gurjar have been named as candidates. In Gujarat, the party has nominated Raju Shukla, Mukesh Rathwa, Mansingh Parmar, and Jitendra Kanzariya for the four available seats.
Other candidates include Tai Tagak from Arunachal Pradesh and A. Sharda Devi from Manipur. For the by-election to a vacant Rajya Sabha seat in Odisha, the BJP has announced Debasish Samantaray as its candidate.
The BJP currently holds 18 of the 26 seats up for election, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) expected to secure 17 seats in the upcoming polls. The Congress alliance holds five seats, while three are with the YSR Congress Party. The Rajya Sabha, which has 245 members, is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years.
The BJP has intensified its preparations for the elections, with key meetings planned in Gujarat to strategize and support its candidates.