BJP has announced the names of eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls for Uttar Pradesh. The party has fielded Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan, and Shruti Gnagwar. These names were approved by the BJP Central Election Committee. Tomorrow is the last day for filing nominations for the biennial election.

Polling for the Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on 16th of this month. The elections will cover 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand, along with a bypoll to one seat from West Bengal.