{"id":32714,"date":"2026-10-05T10:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32714"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:48:21","slug":"bjp-announces-8-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-polls-in-uttar-pradesh-puri-bl-verma-not-in-list-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32714","title":{"rendered":"BJP announces 8 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh; Puri, BL Verma not in list | 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-134698000,imgsize-103520,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/up-rajya-sabha-polls.jpg\" alt=\"BJP announces 8 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh; Puri, BL Verma not in list\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday announced eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, leaving Union ministers Hardeep Puri and BL Verma out of the list.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The party&#8217;s Central Election Committee approved the names for the 2026 Rajya Sabha biennial elections in the state and <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">the eight candidates are:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"5\">\n<ol>\n<li>Dharampal Singh,<\/li>\n<li>Radhakant Ojha<\/li>\n<li>Prakash Pal<\/li>\n<li>Vidyasagar Sonkar<\/li>\n<li>Gopi Krishna Pandey<\/li>\n<li>Priyanka Singh Rawat<\/li>\n<li>Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan and<\/li>\n<li>Shruti Gangwar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement was issued by Tarun Chugh, Rajya Sabha MP and the BJP&#8217;s national headquarters in-charge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The Election Commission of India (ECI) had earlier announced the schedule for biennial elections to 11 Rajya Sabha seats, 10 from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand, which will fall vacant in November following the retirement of sitting members.<\/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=\"11\"\/>The retiring members from Uttar Pradesh include Union minister Hardeep Puri, Arun Singh, Brijlal, BL Verma, Ram Gopal Yadav, Neerja Shekhar, Geeta alias Chandraprabha, Ramji, Seema and Dinesh Sharma. <!-- -->Naresh Bansal is the lone retiring member from Uttarakhand.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/samajwadi-party\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samajwadi Party<\/a> has named Professor Ramgopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani as its two candidates for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The last date for filing nominations is October 6, followed by scrutiny of nomination papers on October 7. 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Polling will be held on October 16 from 9am to 4pm, with counting scheduled on the same day.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/bjp-announces-8-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-polls-in-uttar-pradesh\/articleshow\/134697851.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday announced eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, leaving Union ministers Hardeep Puri and BL Verma out of the list.The party&#8217;s Central Election Committee approved the names for the 2026 Rajya Sabha biennial elections in the state and the eight candidates are: Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha 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