Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP Nominates Ashok Chavan From Maharashtra, Fields Nadda From Gujarat

The BJP has fielded Ashok Chavan from Maharashtra for the Rajya Sabha elections. The party released another list of candidates on Wednesday.

The BJP has fielded Ashok Chavan from Maharashtra for the Rajya Sabha elections. The party released another list of candidates on Wednesday.

Source : PTI

The BJP has released another list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha Biennial elections. Party president JP Nadda has been fielded from Gujarat while Ashok Chavan and Medha Kulkarni have been nominated from Maharashtra.

BJP releases another list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha Biennial elections.

Party president JP Nadda from Gujarat
Ashok Chavan, Medha Kulkarni from Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/eIZXmvyjcn

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The party's latest list of candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections has seven nominees -- four for Gujarat and three for Maharashtra. The party's national president JP Nadda is currently a Rajya Sabha member from Himachal Pradesh but the saffron party doesn't have the required numbers to win the lone seat from the Congress-ruled state. Meanwhile, Union ministers and outgoing Rajya Sabha members Mansukh Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala, both from Gujarat, and Narayan Rane from Maharashtra have not been fielded and may may contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. 

Ashok Chavan, the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, made a significant political shift on Tuesday by joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Mumbai, just a day after parting ways with the Congress.

Amidst a warm welcome at the BJP's Mumbai office, Chavan, 65, joined hands with the saffron party in the presence of top leaders, including Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Reflecting on his recent political move after nearly four decades with the Congress, Chavan said it marked the beginning of a fresh chapter for him.

In response to the Congress party's comments about his departure, Chavan reiterated that he had received ample opportunities within the party but refrained from elaborating further on his decision to leave.

As the son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Union Home Minister S B Chavan, Ashok Chavan's alignment with the BJP has stirred speculation, particularly regarding a potential Rajya Sabha nomination.