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Akhilesh Without Everything is Empty... Will Brijbhushan Sharan Singh be SP's Third Rajya Sabha Candidate?
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News18•30-09-2026, 14:00
Akhilesh Without Everything is Empty... Will Brijbhushan Sharan Singh be SP's Third Rajya Sabha Candidate?
- •Political fervor has increased in Uttar Pradesh due to elections for 10 Rajya Sabha seats.
- •SP has nominated two candidates: Ramgopal Yadav and Dhanraj Nathwani.
- •Former MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh is being discussed as SP's potential third candidate.
- •Brijbhushan Sharan Singh stated, "Everything is empty without Akhilesh Yadav."
- •The possibility of cross-voting has increased as BJP is also considering fielding its 9th candidate.
Key Questions Answered
The elections have become necessary due to the expiry of the terms of nine Rajya Sabha members on November 25, along with a tenth seat that fell vacant after former Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma resigned.
The Samajwadi Party has officially nominated Ramgopal Yadav and Dhanraj Nathwani as candidates based on the strength of its own MLAs and allied parties.
The members whose terms are expiring include Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and BL Verma, BJP leaders Arun Singh, Geeta Shakya, Neeraj Shekhar, Brijlal, and Seema Dwivedi, as well as SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav and BSP's Ramji Gautam.
