BJP Names Nadda for Rajya Sabha Polls from Gujarat, Newly Inducted Ashok Chavan from Maharashtra

New Delhi: The national president of the NJP, JP Nadda was named as a candidate of the party for Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat. The saffron party also fielded former CM Ashok Chavan from Maharashtra. Chavan resigned from the Congress to join the BJP a day back.

In its latest list of candidates declared for Rajya Sabha polls on Wednesday, BJP’s central election committee approved four names from Gujarat and three from Maharashtra.

The other three BJP candidates from Gujarat are Govindbhai Dholakia, Mayankbhai Nayak and Dr Jashvantsinh Parmar. Medha Kulkarni and Dr Ajit Gopchhade have been named as BJP candidates from Maharashtra.