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BJP Names Eight Candidates for Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Elections
The BJP has chosen eight people to run for Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh.
The elections are scheduled for October 16.
The candidates include two women, and reports say the party considered different communities and regions when choosing them.
Hardeep Singh Puri, a BJP member whose term is ending, was not on the list.
The Samajwadi Party has also named two candidates.
Uttar Pradesh has ten seats being contested.
Reports say the BJP is expected to win seven seats.
They differ on whether it may try to win, or could win, an additional seat.
The final results will depend on the election.
The BJP announced eight candidates for Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, scheduled for October 16.
The nominees are Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan and Shruti Gangwar.
The party said its central election committee approved the list; reports described it as balancing caste, social and regional representation.
Two of the eight BJP nominees are women; Hardeep Singh Puri, whose Rajya Sabha term is ending, was not included.
Reports said the BJP is assured of seven seats, while accounts differed on whether it would seek or could win an eighth; the Samajwadi Party has named two candidates.
- Who
- The BJP and its eight nominees; the Samajwadi Party has also named candidates.
- What
- The BJP announced eight candidates for Rajya Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- When
- The announcement was made on Monday; voting is scheduled for October 16.
- Why
- The candidates will contest ten Rajya Sabha seats; the BJP said its central election committee approved its list.
BJP seat outlook
Cautious seat outlook
Whether the BJP can win an eighth seat
BJP seat outlook
One report said the BJP was pushing for an eighth seat, while another said all eight of its candidates were considered certain to win.
Cautious seat outlook
Other reports said the BJP was expected to win seven seats, with the tenth seat contested and possible cross-voting discussed.
Samajwadi Party's possible candidates
BJP seat outlook
Reports named Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Nathwani as the SP's two nominees and said the party could win two seats.
Cautious seat outlook
One report said the SP was likely to field a third candidate, citing sources, but did not establish that a third nomination had been made.
Key facts
- BJP nominees
- Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan and Shruti Gangwar
- Election date
- October 16
- Uttar Pradesh seats
- 10
- BJP candidates
- 8
- Women nominees
- 2: Priyanka Singh Rawat and Shruti Gangwar
- SP nominees
- Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Nathwani
- Retiring BJP member omitted from list
- Hardeep Singh Puri
Quotes
Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
“The list has three candidates from the upper castes, including Radhakant Ojha and Gopi Krishna Pandey, both Brahmins. Two of the candidates are women, three come from Other Backward Classes and two from Scheduled Castes.”
theprint.in
livemint.com
“Heartfelt congratulations to all the esteemed candidates announced today. Infinite best wishes for the historic victory of each one of you.”
NDTV
Sources
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