Rajya Sabha elections:Â Â Several senior BJP leaders and outgoing Rajya Sabha MPs, together with seven Union Ministers like Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhupender Yadav, haven’t been renominated by the get together for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. There are indications that many of them might contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as a substitute.
The ruling get together has nominated 28 candidates for the elections to 56 seats, emphasizing the BJP’s dedication to acknowledging its grassroots group employees, who is probably not well known in exterior political circles. This transfer additionally takes under consideration social equations.
Three of the brand new candidates – Dharmshila Gupta from Bihar, Medha Kulkarni from Maharashtra, and Maya Naroliya from Madhya Pradesh – are affiliated with the get together’s ‘Mahila Morcha’ (ladies’s wing). This aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated emphasis on the BJP’s sturdy assist amongst ladies voters.
4 BJP MPs renominated
Among the 28 outgoing MPs, the BJP has renominated only 4, together with its president J P Nadda, two Union ministers, and the articulate nationwide spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi. This transfer sends a robust sign that Rajya Sabha members can not take their high-profile positions without any consideration. They are anticipated to make the most of the platform to attach with the plenty and domesticate their very own constituencies.
The renominated ministers are Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan. Notably, no outgoing Rajya Sabha member of the BJP who has served two or extra phrases has been repeated, besides Nadda, who is about for a 3rd time period.
It’s price mentioning that none of the get together’s nationwide office-bearers is among the many 28 soon-to-be Rajya Sabha MPs. Instead, many lower-profile state organizational leaders have been chosen.
“I will call it decentralisation and democratisation of the selection process. The visibility that comes with moving around in political circles in Delhi or comments to the media makes no difference to the current national leadership,” a senior get together chief mentioned.
BJP MPs who haven’t been renominated Â
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Mansukh Mandaviya, Parshottam Rupala, Narayan Rane, and V (*28*) are 5 different ministers whose time period is ending within the Upper House and who haven’t been renominated by the BJP.
Other senior leaders who haven’t been renominated embody the get together’s chief spokesperson and media head Anil Baluni, former Union minister Prakash Javadekar, and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi. There is concept inside the get together’s circles that a number of of them could possibly be possible candidates for the Lok Sabha elections anticipated to be held in April-May.
Rajya Sabha elections
The Election Commission introduced the date for 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states. The elections will happen on February 27 and the votes will likely be counted on the identical day. The time period of workplace of 56 members are on account of expire on their retirement in April 2024.
According to the Election Commission’s letter, nominations will begin from February 8. The final date for nomination for Rajya Sabha elections is February 15. Scrutiny of nomination papers will likely be held on February 16. The final date for withdrawal of nominations has been saved as February 20. Voting will happen on February 27 between 9 am and 4 pm and counting of votes will happen on the identical day at 5 pm.
Number of seats on which elections will likely be held within the 15 states:
Andhra Pradesh: 3, Bihar: 6, Chhattisgarh: 1, Gujarat: 4, Haryana: 1, Himachal Pradesh: 1, Karnataka: 4, Madhya Pradesh: 5, Maharashtra: 6, Telangana: 3, Uttar Pradesh: 10, Uttarakhand: 1, West Bengal: 5, Odisha: 3, and Rajasthan: 3.
As of the present composition of the Rajya Sabha, there are 238 elected representatives. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds the very best quantity of seats with 93, adopted by the Congress get together with 30 seats. Other vital events embody the Trinamool Congress (TMC) with 13 seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with 10 seats, and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) with 10 seats, amongst others.
(With PTI inputs)
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