Rajya Sabha Election: BJP names two candidates from Rajasthan

Jaipur (Rajasthan): The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Chunnilal Garasiya and Madan Rathore as their candidates for the upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Rajasthan.

Madan Rathore served as the MLA of Sumerpur and Deputy Chief Whip of the Rajasthan Assembly during two terms, 2003-2008 and 2013-2018. He also held the position of director and chairman of the Pali Central Co-operative Bank in 1992 and again in 1995.

Whereas, Chunnilal Garasiya, a senior BJP leader, currently holds the position of BJP Rajasthan State Vice President. The list was released by BJP on Monday.

The Rajasthan Assembly is set to hold voting for three Rajya Sabha seats on February 27.

The elections are being held as the tenure of two Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan--former prime minister Manmohan Singh (Congress) and Bhupender Yadav (BJP)--is ending on April 3.

The election will also be held on one seat that fell vacant after BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena resigned from Parliament in December following his election as an MLA. Last month, the Election Commission declared the schedule for the Rajya Sabha elections for 15 states, including Chhattisgarh, to be held on February 27.

The results of the elections will be announced on the same day, February 27.

(ANI)