{"id":30562,"date":"2026-09-30T07:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30562"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:36:13","slug":"corporate-honcho-dhanraj-parimal-is-sps-surprise-candidate-for-rajya-sabha-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30562","title":{"rendered":"Corporate honcho Dhanraj Parimal is SP&#8217;s surprise candidate for Rajya Sabha | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134582423,imgsize-866318,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Corporate honcho Dhanraj Parimal is SP's surprise candidate for Rajya Sabha\" title=\"Samajwadi Party picks Ramgopal Yadav, Dhanraj Nathwani for Rajya Sabha from UP\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Samajwadi Party picks Ramgopal Yadav, Dhanraj Nathwani for Rajya Sabha from UP\">Samajwadi Party picks Ramgopal Yadav, Dhanraj Nathwani for Rajya Sabha from UP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LUCKNOW: Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani is Samajwadi Party&#8217;s &#8216;surprise&#8217; candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls along with party&#8217;s secretary general Prof Ram Gopal Yadav. Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani is the Group President of Reliance Industries and considered to be very close to the Ambani family.<!-- --> He is also a sports administrator. The two will file their nomination papers in the presence of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav at 11 am.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Recently, Akhilesh Yadav, while responding to a media query on probable candidates for Rajya Sabha had said that this time there will be a surprise candidate from SP. On Wednesday morning the party declared Nathwani&#8217;s name as the second confirmed candidate of the party on SP&#8217;s official X account.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>A founding member of SP and party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav&#8217;s chief political strategist, Ram Gopal Yadav has been in the Rajya Sabha continuously since 2004. He has stood with Akhilesh through all the thick and thin and sided with him during the battle for supremacy within the Yadav clan in the run-up to 2017 assembly polls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>As per the math in place, SP has INDIA bloc MLAs to see through two of its candidates in Rajya Sabha and will need some outside MLAs for any third candidate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>As Group President at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Dhanraj looks after Corporate Affairs, Finance, HR, and CSR. He oversees the operations of Reliance&#8217;s Jamnagar and Vadodara manufacturing divisions in Gujarat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Dhanraj is also a Director in other Reliance Group entities including Reliance New Energy Limited.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>He was unanimously elected as the President of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) in 2022 succeeding Union Home Minister Amit Shah and also is also the President of Gujarat State Football Association.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Dhanraj also happens to be the Vice-President of the administrative committee of the famous Dwarkadhis Temple and has directed the famous mega-musical show &#8216;Rajadhiraj: Love.&#8217; based on the life journey of Lord Krishna.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>With a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in International Business from Regent Business School (London), Dhanraj is an animal lover actively involved in wildlife conservation. He has been associated with campaigns for conservation of Gir lions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/corporate-honcho-dhanraj-parimal-is-sps-surprise-candidate-for-rajya-sabha\/articleshow\/134581982.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samajwadi Party picks Ramgopal Yadav, Dhanraj Nathwani for Rajya Sabha from UP LUCKNOW: Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani is Samajwadi Party&#8217;s &#8216;surprise&#8217; candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls along with party&#8217;s secretary general Prof Ram Gopal Yadav. Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani is the Group President of Reliance Industries and considered to be very close to the Ambani family. 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