BJP Announces Candidates for Upcoming Rajya Sabha Elections from Maharashtra

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has officially announced four candidates from Maharashtra for the upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha elections. Among the nominees are Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde, along with two others. Ramdas Athawale, who serves as the party president and a central minister, is poised for another term in the Rajya Sabha, while Vinod Tawde is making his debut attempt to enter the upper house. Additionally, Ramrao Wadkute and Maya Chitman Iwante have also been selected as candidates.

 

Previously, the BJP had released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, approving nine names from six states. According to an official press release, this announcement was made by the party's central election committee from its headquarters in New Delhi. From Bihar, BJP National President Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar are among the candidates. In Assam, Terash Gowala and Jogen Mohan are nominated, while Laxmi Verma will contest from Chhattisgarh. Sanjay Bhatia is the candidate from Haryana. In Odisha, Manmohan Samal and Sujit Kumar will represent the party, and Rahul Sinha has been chosen from West Bengal.

 

In addition to the BJP, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has also announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections: Babul Supriyo, Rajiv Kumar, Menaka Guruswamy, and Koyal Mallik. Babul Supriyo, a former Union Minister who later joined the Trinamool Congress, currently serves as the Minister of Information Technology and Electronics in the West Bengal government. Rajiv Kumar is the former Director General of Police in West Bengal. Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy is known for her legal work in constitutional matters, while Koyal Mallik is a prominent figure in the Bengali film industry.