BJP announces 14 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls; RPN Singh, 6 others named from UP

Elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats are scheduled to take place on February 27.

(L-R) R P N Singh and Sudhanshu Trivedi have been nominated as BJP's Rajya Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh. (Express file photos)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced 14 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, scheduled to be held on February 27.

Former Union Minister R P N Singh has been named as a candidate from Uttar Pradesh, along with current Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi. Others nominated from the state include Amarpal Maurya, Sadhna Singh, Chaudhary Tejveer Singh, Sangita Balwant and Navin Jain.

विभिन्न राज्यों में होने वाले आगामी राज्यसभा के द्विवार्षिक चुनाव में नामित सभी पार्टी प्रत्याशियों को शुभकामनाएं… pic.twitter.com/XxxGxESDqM

— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) February 11, 2024

From Bihar, Dharmsheela Gupta and Bhim Singh have been nominated, while Raja Devendra Pratap Singh has been nominated from Chhattisgarh.

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Subhash Barala and Narayana Krishanasa Bhandage have been nominated from Haryana and Karnataka respectively.

Mahendra Bhatt and Samik Bhattacharya have been nominated from Uttarakhand and West Bengal respectively.

Elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats are scheduled to take place on February 27.

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