BJP Announces Names Of Eight Candidates From Uttar Pradesh For Rajya Sabha Elections

BJP has announced the name of eight candidates for upcoming Rajya Sabha polls for Uttar Pradesh. Party has fielded Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan, and Shruti Gangwar. The names were approved by the BJP Central Election Committee. Today is the last day for filing nominations for the biennial elections.

Polling for the Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on 16th of this month. The elections will cover 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand, along with a bypoll to one seat from West Bengal.