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Rajya Sabha Elections: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. BJP chief Nitin Nabin is among the nominees in the list. Assam Minister Jogen Mohan, state MLA Terash Gowalla have also been nominated by the BJP for the Upper House polls. Ex-West Bengal BJP president Rahul Sinha and party's Chhattisgarh vice-president Laxmi Varma named in the list.

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Here Are The Name Of Candidates

  • Nitin Nabin, Shivesh Kumar from Bihar.

  • Terash Gowalla, Jogen Mohan from Assam.

  • Laxmi Verma from Chhattisgarh.

  • Sanjay Bhatia from Haryana.

  • Manmohan Samal, Sujeet Kumar from Odisha

  • Rahul Sinha from West Bengal.

BJP Holds Core Committee Meet On Rajya Sabha Elections

Earlier on February 24, the ruling party convened a meeting of its core committee to draw up its strategy for the next month's Rajya Sabha elections.

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All 5 Rajya Sabha MPs From Bihar Will Be From NDA: Chirag

Meanwhile, the BJP ally and the Union Minister, Chirag Paswan, claimed that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to secure all five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar, while highlighting the crucial role of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) (Ram Vilas) in the upcoming elections. He told reporters that despite efforts by the opposition, their defeat is certain, and the alliance remains fully united.

"Meetings have been held regarding the Rajya Sabha elections. Discussions within the alliance have begun. In this context, undoubtedly, the 19 MLAs from our LJP (Ram Vilas) will also play an important role in the coming days. Now the process is gradually starting. I will certainly say this much that all 5 MPs elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar will be NDA MPs. Which party they will belong to is a matter for later, but all 5 MPs will be from the NDA. They (Tejashwi Yadav) may try, but just like in the assembly elections, their defeat here is certain. We have no doubt whatsoever about the numbers. The entire alliance is united," he said.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the upcoming biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to fill the 37 seats across 10 states, as the members are set to complete their term in April 2026, a press note stated. According to the press note, the term of 37 members who were elected from Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana will conclude in the month of April, vacating the seats for new members to be elected.

(With Agencies inputs)


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