BJP releases Rajya Sabha candidate list
On Sunday, February 11, the BJP published its list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections on February 27. The list contains the names of 14 candidates from seven states—Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Notably, former Congress leader RPN Singh, who resigned from the Congress in 2022, has secured a nomination from Uttar Pradesh and Sushil Modi finds no mention in the list. Also, party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi is the only sitting candidate to have been selected.
- Bengal: Samik Bhattacharya
- Bihar: Dr Dharmsheela Gupta, Dr Bhim Singh
- Chhattisgarh: Raja Devendra Pratap Singh
- Haryana: Subhash Barala
- Karnataka: Narayana Krishanasa Bhandage
- Uttar Pradesh: Sudhanshu Trivedi, RPN Singh, Chaudhary Tejveer Singh, Sadhna Singh, Amarpal Maurya, Sangita Balwant, Navin Jain
- Uttarakhand: Mahendra Bhatt
