Rajya Sabha Candidate Talks
UP BJP Prepares Candidate Panels for Upcoming Rajya Sabha Elections
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The Uttar Pradesh BJP is preparing for Rajya Sabha elections on October 16, with a core committee meeting expected to draw up three-name panels for each of the eight seats it is contesting. The panels will go to the party’s central leadership, which will make the final selections; the state party has not announced its candidates. Discussions are expected to weigh organizational priorities and representation across communities. A separate report names former MP Varun Gandhi and several other party figures as possible contenders, but those names remain speculative.
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The Election Commission schedule also covers one Rajya Sabha seat in Uttarakhand and a by-election for a vacant West Bengal seat, alongside the 10 Uttar Pradesh seats. The notification was due on September 29, with nominations closing October 6 and scrutiny scheduled for October 7.
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The BJP core committee meeting was scheduled for September 28. Expected attendees included Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, state BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary, and state organisation general secretary Dharampal Singh.
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A report identified specific possible contenders beyond Varun Gandhi, including former Rajya Sabha member Anil Jain, former Union ministers Satyapal Singh and Sanjeev Baliyan, BJP national general secretary Harish Dwivedi, Mathura MLA Shrikant Sharma, Union minister B. L. Verma and state OBC Front president Prakash Pal. These names were reported as under consideration, not confirmed nominees.
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The Daily Jagran report said Varun Gandhi had been denied a ticket in the 2024 Lok Sabha election after criticizing party policies, and that he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his family in March. It described speculation about his possible Rajya Sabha nomination as having intensified after that meeting.
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