Neeraj Shekhar joined BJP after leaving SP last year. The BJP has tried to find caste equations through two Rajputs candidates, two OBCs, two Brahmins, one Dalit, and one Sikh community. The party is likely to win back only 12 of the seats — it is sure to lose two in the Congress-ruled states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, and one in Bihar, where it is in power in a coalition government. “If we lose two to three seats in April, we will make gains in Karnataka in June and in Uttar Pradesh in November,” a BJP general secretary told ThePrint. The BJP has announced its eight names for the elections to 10 seats of the Rajya Sabha in Uttar Pradesh. Of the 55 seats, 15 are held by the BJP. Air pollution may up chronic lung disease in young adulthood, 5 Zodiac signs that are creative thinkers, Tata Nexon EV Wishes Owner on his Birthday, Displays Greetings on Instrument Cluster, Milind Soman does pull-ups on a tree branch, watch video, HSVP to reclaim land along Rapid Metro line, Diwali 2020: Katrina Kaif, Shah Rukh Khan to Malaika Arora, stars who dazzled at celebrations last year, Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article, #KeepAWatch on your Vitals In Real Time with GOQii, Special offers on business tech to fuel your new ideas. The BJP's eight candidates are sure to win, but the party has not opened all its cards yet. You have entered an incorrect email address! Geeta Shakya and B. L. Verma belong to the OBC category. There will be four vacant seats in Gujarat, of which three are with the BJP and one is with the Congress. Yogi Adityanath, the monk who is Chief Minister, recently vowed at a rally to put in place a tough law against "love jihad". The BJP has two seats in Madhya Pradesh but will lose one as the Congress has. Of these six, four are with the ruling AIADMK, and one each is with the DMK and the CPI(M). Verma is considered close to former CM Kalyan Singh, and the Lodh community in UP is considered a traditional BJP voter.
AIADMK’s strength will be reduced from 11 to 10, and DMK’s will increase from 5 to 7. Also read: Ram temple before 2024 won’t ensure Hindu votes for BJP, ex-Army officer writes in Organiser. Uttar Pradesh, the state with the most political heft, has in the last two general elections not been coy about its preference: 71 and then 62 seats in the Lok Sabha of a possible 80 were locked down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With this, the BJP has more Rajya Sabha seats (92) than ever. Teachers have been hit hard by the coronavirus recession. While the names of union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party general stary Arun Singh were expected, the remaining six names are clearly aimed at maintaining a caste and regional balance. But in view of the assembly numbers, both the JD(U) and the BJP will lose one seat each. Meanwhile, the Congress has alleged that the BJP has left one of its seats vacant to support the BSP candidate. Bihar Election 2020: Follow NDTV for fastest election results, updates and analysis. The second political takeaway is that the BJP's "silent understanding" with Mayawati, head of the BSP, which has 15 MPs in all right now (10 in Lok Sabha and 5 in Rajya Sabha) has been outed. There may, however, be significant changes in 2022, , when Rajya Sabha elections will be held. Join our events to engage with key stakeholders in the government, social and private sectors. The overwhelming push will be "Hindu first" and issues such as "love jihad" - the alleged duping of young Hindu women into converting to Islam by Muslim men who get into romantic relationships with them. The BJP did not run a candidate against Ramji Lal Gautam, senior leader from her party. The BJP will only have a reason to worry then, particularly if the opposition gains ground in assembly elections to be held in Assam, West Bengal, Punjab, UP, Tamil Nadu (if the NDA constituent AIADMK loses), Uttarakhand, and Bihar in the next two years. Party has fielded just eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from India's most populous state. The BJP with its allies has 110 and the Congress has downsized substantially to 38. In the recent Hathras case, the way the Opposition tried to corner BJP on Dalit politics by sending Brijlal to Rajya Sabha, the party has tried to send a political message to the Dalit community. Prominent retiring MPs include NCP chief Sharad Pawar, party leader Majid Memon, the RPI’s Ramdass Athawale, Husain Dalwai of the Congress, and Videocon chairman Rajkumar Dhoot (Shiv Sena). Another surprise, though in the announcement, is Sanjay Singh (Amethi) in the candidate list.
The BJP has two seats in Madhya Pradesh but will lose one as the Congress has a majority in the state assembly. It is likely to take the lone seat in Manipur. Sanjay Singh jumped into BJP's ship from Congress recently.
The Upper House has 245 seats.
He has emerged as the Dalit face of the party in recent years. राज्य सभा चुनाव के लिए पार्टी की ओर से प्रत्याशियों की घोषणा, सभी प्रत्याशियों को बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं pic.twitter.com/aLTcDVmhnQ. Whether you live in India or overseas, you can do it here. The BJP has made two Rajya Sabha candidates from the Rajput community. So, there should be no confusion on our numbers,” said the leader, who did not wish to be named.
राज्य सभा चुनाव के लिए पार्टी की ओर से प्रत्याशियों की घोषणा, सभी प्रत्याशियों को बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं pic.twitter.com/aLTcDVmhnQ. Polls for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats in the state are due on November 9.
The Congress is sure of winning one. After Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu will have the most vacancies with six seats. Otherwise, independents backed by the BJP can secure a seat. And it will all move at a deliberate, carefully-timed pace.
This BJP, in announcing the eight Rajya Sabha candidates, BJP has tried to target each caste segment of Uttar Pradesh. While the names of union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party general stary Arun Singh were expected, the remaining six names are clearly aimed at maintaining a caste and regional balance. Lucknow, Oct 26 (IANS) The BJP list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha has a few surprises and is designed to meet the challenges of the next assembly elections in state that are due in 2022. The day after Adityanath outlined his plans, his Haryana counterpart, M L Khattar said his state too is contemplating a similar law. The BJP has fielded eight candidates despite in a position to win nine. Elections will be held for 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh and four in Karnataka. Elections to 55 seats will be held in 17 states on 26 March. BJP has formed two Rajya Sabha candidates from the OBC community. After the BJP candidates' list was released, the UP Congress tweeted, 'BJP's condition is weak. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Arun Singh, former DGP Brijlal, Neeraj Shekhar, Haridwar Dubey, Geeta Shakya, BL Sharma, and Seema Dwivedi were made candidates. While the names of union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party general stary Arun Singh were expected, the remaining six names are clearly aimed at maintaining a caste and regional balance. While the names of union … A candidate will need 36 votes to win based on the current member numbers in the UP Assembly. Come, be a part of the Newsd Revolution. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and nine others were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh on Monday. In such a situation, all eyes will be on the nomination on Tuesday.
The BJP list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha has a few surprises and is designed to meet the challenges of the next assembly elections in state that are due in 2022. In such a situation, BJP has decided to send two Brahmin candidates from UP to Rajya Sabha, including former minister Haridwar Dubey and former MLA Seema Dwivedi. 11 seats will fall vacant in 2021 and 68 in 2022 in many Rajya Sabha seats in Opposition-ruled states will fall vacant, from where the BJP could look forward to increasing its tally. At the same time, there has been a resurgence of Dr. Sanjay Singh's hopes of going to Rajya Sabha. This club regularly votes with the BJP on big issues, part of a "political understanding" as one senior BJP leader put it to me. , Maharashtra will have the highest vacancies of seven. In this way, the BJP has also exercised a political message to the state's backward classes. This BJP, in announcing the eight Rajya Sabha candidates, BJP has tried to target each caste segment of Uttar Pradesh. India needs free, fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism even more as it faces multiple crises. Yogi also threatened that if those who "play with the honour of sisters" by concealing their identity "do not mend their ways", they should prep for "Ram Naam Satya Yatra" or their funeral processions. Neeraj Shekhar joined BJP after leaving SP last year. More cooperation, less confrontation — why Kejriwal-Modi equation will be different this time, Govt will go to ‘bottom of truth’ to unravel conspiracy in Delhi riots, if any: Kishan Reddy, Conspiracies, threats and deleted posts — BJP leader BL Santhosh’s angry Twitter world, Govt wants MPs to buy stubble machines with funds from suspended MPLADS to tackle pollution, Bihar election ‘promises’, and Arnab Goswami’s ‘dare’ for Uddhav Thackeray, Why Diwali firecracker ban is explosive combination of health, religion, politics, economics, Cloth masks highly effective Covid prevention for wearer, others — top US health body, Mumbai designer was already in deep financial trouble before Arnab Goswami’s office contract, Comedian Kunal Kamra faces contempt proceedings for his tweets criticising SC bail to Arnab. For all the latest India updates, download our app Android and iOS. He was elected with the BJP foregoing one seat - think of it as a trust exercise with the BJP asking Mayawati to count on it. The BJP will lose three seats after the 26 March Rajya Sabha elections, but the marginal losses are not likely to affect the ruling party’s effectiveness in the Upper House of Parliament. There may, however, be significant changes in 2022, when Rajya Sabha elections will be held for 68 seats, excluding seven in the nominated category. Retired DGP Brijlal comes from the Dalit community and was considered close to Mayawati, but started his political journey with BJP rather than BSP. The Bhartiya Janta Party has made its first move to regain power in Uttar Pradesh after assembly 2022. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Maryam Nawaz hints at talks with security establishment, but says ‘selected’ govt must first be removed, Preity Zinta remembers Yash Chopra as Veer Zaara turns 16; Calls it her ‘most beautiful cinematic experience’, IPL 2020: MS Dhoni Leads Flop XI of the Season That Includes Sunil Narine & Andre Russell Among Others, Amazon shifts some voice assistant, face recognition computing to its own chips, My “Pulled Muscle” From Lifting Weights Turned out to Be a Sign of Male Breast Cancer, THESE are the 5 ways to spend quality time with family this Diwali, New Ford E-Transit helps white van man go green, Sushant Singh Rajput playing with little Fudge in THIS old video will overwhelm you just like his niece; WATCH, PAGD nominates 27 candidates for first phase of DDC polls in J&K, Pushpa: Makers shares a glimpse of Allu Arjun as he resumes shoot after lockdown, How Kohli, de Villiers and other cricketers stayed safe from virus infection during IPL, Company's performance will remain good in coming quarters: HK Joshi, CMD, Shipping Corporation of India, We Asked a Physical Therapist If It's Safe to Work Out With Ankle Weights - Here's What She Said, The Most Effective Face Masks For Yourself (& Those Around You). LUCKNOW: The BJP list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha has a few surprises and is designed to meet the challenges of the next assembly elections in state that are due in 2022. The playing nice with Mayawati came as she declared publicly that she would vote with the BJP, if needed, to get even with Akhilesh Yadav for attempting to co-opt seven members of her party who were reportedly weighing moving to his Samajwadi Party.