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BJP Announces 8 Candidates For UP Rajya Sabha Polls
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News18•05-10-2026, 16:06
BJP Announces 8 Candidates For UP Rajya Sabha Polls
- •The Bharatiya Janata Party announced eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections in Uttar Pradesh.
- •The list includes notable names such as Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister Dharampal Singh, senior advocate Radhakant Ojha, and BJP state secretary Priyanka Singh Rawat.
- •Sitting Rajya Sabha MPs Hardeep Singh Puri and BL Verma were not renominated in this new list.
- •Elections for 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal are scheduled to be held on October 16.
Key Questions Answered
The BJP's Central Election Committee approved eight candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections: Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan, and Shruti Gangwar.
Elections for 12 Rajya Sabha seats spanning Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal are scheduled to be held on October 16.
Sitting Rajya Sabha MPs Hardeep Singh Puri and BL Verma are notably absent from the BJP's latest list and have not been renominated as their terms are set to end.
