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BJP Drops Key Sitting MPs From UP Rajya Sabha List Including Hardeep Puri And BL Verma
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CNBC TV18•05-10-2026, 18:30
BJP Drops Key Sitting MPs From UP Rajya Sabha List Including Hardeep Puri And BL Verma
- •Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is among several prominent sitting BJP MPs left off the new Rajya Sabha list for Uttar Pradesh as their terms end on November 25.
- •Union Minister of State BL Verma, Arun Singh, Seema Dwivedi, Neeraj Shekhar, Brijlal, and Geeta Shakya have also not been renominated by the party.
- •The BJP has announced eight new candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, completely overhauling its outgoing lineup for the state.
- •The newly named nominees for the October 16 election include Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan, and Shruti Gangwar.
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Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Union Minister of State BL Verma are among the prominent sitting MPs who were not renominated by the BJP for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections.
The BJP has named eight new candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh, including Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan, and Shruti Gangwar.
Dinesh Sharma's Rajya Sabha seat became vacant earlier on September 11 after he resigned from the Upper House upon being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
