Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Samajwadi Party to Name Third Candidate for Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Polls
Uttar Pradesh has 10 open seats in the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament.
Parties are choosing candidates to compete for those seats.
The Samajwadi Party has already named Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani.
It says it will also put forward a third person.
That person is expected to file nomination papers on Tuesday, the last day to do so.
The party has not said who the candidate is.
The BJP has enough support to win seven seats directly, according to the report.
It will become clear after nominations whether the election includes a contest.
The Samajwadi Party said it would field a third candidate for the October 16 Rajya Sabha elections.
The party said the candidate would file nomination papers on Tuesday, the final day for filing.
The SP has already nominated Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani.
Party spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand did not identify the third candidate but said the party had secured the required numbers.
Ten Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh are vacant; the BJP has the numbers to win seven directly, and the final candidate list will determine whether there is a contest.
- Who
- The Samajwadi Party, led by Akhilesh Yadav, and the BJP are preparing for the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections.
- What
- The SP plans to field a third candidate after nominating Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani.
- When
- The third candidate was expected to file on Tuesday, the final nomination day; the election is scheduled for October 16. The report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh; nominations were filed in Lucknow.
- Why
- The SP says it has secured the numbers required to field a third candidate and wants to contest the available seats.
Samajwadi Party
BJP
Prospect of a contest
Samajwadi Party
The SP said it would field a third candidate and expressed confidence it could defeat the BJP.
BJP
The BJP has direct numbers for seven of the 10 vacant seats; the report gives no direct response from the party.
- Election date
- October 16
- Seats at stake
- 10 vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh
- Nomination deadline
- Tuesday, the final day for filing nominations
- SP candidates already named
- Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani
- Third candidate
- Not identified in the report
- BJP position
- The party has direct numbers for seven seats, according to the report