Archive · 5 Oct 2026
BJP Names Eight Candidates for Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Election
The BJP has chosen eight people to run in an upcoming Rajya Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh.
The election is scheduled for October 16.
The article says some sitting MPs, including Hardeep Puri and BL Verma, are not on the new list.
Dinesh Sharma is not one of the MPs dropped.
His seat became vacant after he resigned on September 11 to become Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The article does not explain why the BJP chose these candidates.
The BJP named eight candidates for the October 16 Rajya Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh.
The nominees are Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal and Vidyasagar Sonkar.
The other nominees are Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan and Shruti Gangwar.
The article headline says sitting MPs Hardeep Puri and BL Verma are among those dropped from the BJP list.
Dinesh Sharma was not among those dropped; his seat became vacant after he resigned on September 11 following his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Who
- The BJP and its eight Rajya Sabha nominees; the headline also names Hardeep Puri and BL Verma among those dropped.
- What
- The BJP announced eight candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha election.
- When
- The election is scheduled for October 16; Dinesh Sharma's seat became vacant on September 11.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India; Dinesh Sharma was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Why
- The article does not state why the BJP selected these nominees or dropped sitting MPs.
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Election
- Rajya Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh
- Election date
- October 16
- Number of nominees
- Eight
- Nominees
- Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan and Shruti Gangwar
- Dinesh Sharma's resignation
- His Rajya Sabha seat became vacant on September 11 after he resigned following his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- MPs named as dropped
- Hardeep Puri and BL Verma