RS polls: All 4 BJP nominees, including party chief JP Nadda, file nominations

15 Feb 2024 Evaluate

All four BJP candidates from Gujarat, including party president J P Nadda, filed their nomination papers today for the upcoming Rajya Sabha (RS) elections. Apart from Nadda, the BJP has nominated three other party leaders from Gujarat namely, Jashvantsinh Parmar, diamond baron Govind Dholakia and Mayank Nayak.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP chief CR Patil accompanied Nadda while submitting the nomination papers at the state Assembly complex. Returning officer Rita Mehta accepted the nomination papers of the four BJP candidates. However, Returning Officer Rita Mehta informed that a person named Paresh Mulani has also filed his nomination on Wednesday, but his candidature will be rejected during scrutiny as he does not have the support of any MLA, which is mandatory as per rules. 

Since no other party has fielded candidates and Thursday being the last day to file nomination papers, these four BJP nominees are likely to be elected unopposed. Earlier this week, the party announced a list of 14 candidates for the biennial polls to the RS, including former Union Minister R.P.N Singh and party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi.

The Election Commission had last month released the date for the RS elections to 56 seats from 15 states. The elections will be held on February 27.


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