Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Neeraj Shekhar's Exit Ends Family's 37-Year Parliamentary Presence
Neeraj Shekhar is a politician whose father, Chandra Shekhar, was once India’s prime minister.
Neeraj represented Ballia in the Lok Sabha and later served in the Rajya Sabha.
He first won elections as a Samajwadi Party candidate and later joined the BJP.
His current Rajya Sabha term is due to end on 25 November, though the year is unclear in the article.
The BJP has announced candidates for the coming Rajya Sabha elections, and Neeraj is not among them.
When his term ends, no member of his family will be in either house of Parliament.
The article says this will be the family’s first such absence in 37 years.
The BJP announced eight candidates for upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, leaving out Neeraj Shekhar and several other members whose terms are ending.
Shekhar’s Rajya Sabha term is due to end on 25 November; the article’s year reference is unclear.
The son of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, Neeraj won the Ballia Lok Sabha seat in 2007 and 2009 as a Samajwadi Party candidate.
After losing in 2014, he joined the BJP in 2019 and began a third Rajya Sabha term in November 2020.
When his term ends, the family will be absent from both houses of Parliament for the first time in 37 years, according to the article.
- Who
- Neeraj Shekhar, son of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar.
- What
- His Rajya Sabha term is ending, and he was not included among the BJP's announced candidates.
- When
- His term is due to end on 25 November; the year is unclear in the article. The elections are scheduled for 16 October.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, including the family's political base in Ballia.
- Why
- The BJP announced eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections and did not include Shekhar.
- BJP candidates announced
- Eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.
- Rajya Sabha election date
- 16 October; the article does not specify the year.
- Shekhar's term end
- 25 November; the article gives an unclear year reference (“26”).
- Lok Sabha victories
- Neeraj Shekhar won from Ballia in 2007 and 2009 as a Samajwadi Party candidate.
- Party change
- He left the Samajwadi Party and joined the BJP in 2019.
- Rajya Sabha service
- He began a third term in November 2020.
- Family's parliamentary presence
- The article says the family will be absent from both houses for the first time in 37 years.