BJP names 9 RS nominees from 8 states
The New Indian Express|August 21, 2024
THE BJP on Tuesday declared nine candidates for the Rajya Sabha by-elections from eight states.
RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR
BJP names 9 RS nominees from 8 states

Prominent among them are two ministers of states in the Modi cabinet while one is a former president of the bar council and senior Supreme Court lawyer from Bihar.

The by-elections are due on September 3. Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu (Rlys MoS) has been fielded from Rajasthan while George Kurian (MOS Animal Husbandry), has been fielded from Madhya Pradesh.

Bittu is currently serving as Union minister of state railways & Food Processing Industries. He quit Congress and joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls this year.

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