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New Delhi: The BJP Central Election Committee has cleared the names of candidates for the Biennial Elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and Biennial Elections to the State Legislative Councils (MLC) 2016 of different States.
The BJP candidates for the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) are:
1. | Rajasthan | Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Cabinet Minister |
2. | Rajasthan | Shri Om Prakash Mathur, National Vice-President |
3. | Rajasthan | Shri Harsh Vardhan Singh |
4. | Rajasthan | Shri Ram Kumar Verma |
5. | Haryana | Chaudhary Birender Singh, Cabinet Minister |
6. | Maharashtra | Shri Piyush Goyal, MoS (Ind. Charge) |
7. | Karnataka | Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS (Ind. Charge) |
8. | Jharkhand | Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, MoS |
9. | Gujarat | Shri Purushottam Rupala, National Vice-President |
10. | Madhya Pradesh | Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Sitting MP |
11. | Chhattisgarh | Shri Ramvichar Netam, Former Minister, Chhattisgarh |
12. | Bihar | Shri Gopal Narayan Singh, Former State President |
State Legislative Council (MLC)
Sl. No. | Name of States | Name of Candidate |
1. | Karnataka | Shri B. Somanna, Former Minister, Karnataka |
2. | Maharashtra | Shri Surjit Thakur |
3. | Bihar | Shri Arjun Sahani |