Ahmedabad: Congress candidate Madhusudhan Mistry and candidates of BJP Shambhuprasad Tundiya, Chunibhai Gohil and Lalsinh Vadodiya had today filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Gujarat.
Notify that elections to the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) will take place on February 7.
Gohil, a leader of fishermen community and Vadodia, a Kshatriya community leader from Central Gujarat’s Anand district and a religious leader Tundiya has been belonging to the Dalit community. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had picked them keeping in mind the regional and caste equations ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
In presence of Narendra Modi, these three filed their nominations before Assembly secretary D M Patel today. Revenue minister Anandi Patel, minister of state Pradeepsinh Jadeja, party chief whip in Assembly Pankaj Desai, among others were also presented over their.
The saffron party had decided not to nominate any of its three outgoing Rajya Sabha MPs Purushottam Rupala, Bharatsinh Parmar and Natuji Thakore, under its no-repeat policy.
Senior Congress leader Madhusudhan Mistry had filed his nomination papers in presence of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Arjun Modhwadia, Leader of Opposition in Assembly Shankarsinh Vaghela and other party leaders.
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