GANDHINAGAR: Arun Jaitley, the Union finance minister, who has represented Gujarat within the Rajya Sabha since April 2000, has now been nominated through the BJP to constitute Uttar Pradesh within the Rajya Sabha, because the BJP does not have sufficient seats within the Gujarat meeting to appoint him for his fourth term from here.
Arun Jaitley represented Gujarat within the Rajya Sabha seat first when he was once appointed minister of state (MoS) within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee govt.
The BJP on Wednesday announced Jaitley’s nomination from UP. It selected to renominate Mansukh Mandaviya (MoS, highway transport and highways, shipping, chemicals and fertilizers) and Parshottam Rupala (MoS, panchayati raj, agriculture and farmer welfare) on two seats it does have.
Shankar Vegad, the fourth BJP MP whose term expired, will not return to the Rajya Sabha. Vegad on Wednesday wrote to Gujarat BJP president Jitu Vaghani, inquiring for not to be nominated and that the birthday party give a chance to different individuals.
Mandaviya, a Leuva Patel and Rupala, a Kadva Patel, have sizeable followings and feature contributed greatly to the state BJP. Hence, it was once anticipated that birthday party not to disappointed them.
BJP more likely to play safe to keep away from fiasco as in August 2017
BJP has nominated simplest two leaders for the Rajya Sabha, unlike in August 2017 when it nominated a Congress turncoat, Balwantsinh Rajput, to face in opposition to Congress stalwart Ahmed Patel, regardless of do not having sufficient numbers to get a third candidate elected. In August 2017, 14 Congress MLAs including the then leader of Opposition (LOP) Shankersinh Vaghela, voted in favour of BJP. However, Ahmed Patel was once nonetheless ready to get elected to the Rajya Sabha. Two votes through Congress MLAs in favour of the BJP had been additionally been invalidated. BJP president had then camped in teh state for lengthy, to try and defeat Ahmed Patel. This time, the BJP is unlikely to appoint a third candidate to power an election.
Congress would possibly pick Pitroda for Rajya Sabha
For considered one of its two Rajya Sabha seats, the Gujarat Congress would possibly nominate Sam Pitroda, the USA-based technocrat and shut aide of overdue Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Pitroda may be on the subject of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, in keeping with key Congress assets. Besides state unit president Bharatsinh Solanki, 22 Congress individuals have made a claim for the Rajya Sabha seat.
Arun Jaitley represented Gujarat within the Rajya Sabha seat first when he was once appointed minister of state (MoS) within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee govt.
The BJP on Wednesday announced Jaitley’s nomination from UP. It selected to renominate Mansukh Mandaviya (MoS, highway transport and highways, shipping, chemicals and fertilizers) and Parshottam Rupala (MoS, panchayati raj, agriculture and farmer welfare) on two seats it does have.
Shankar Vegad, the fourth BJP MP whose term expired, will not return to the Rajya Sabha. Vegad on Wednesday wrote to Gujarat BJP president Jitu Vaghani, inquiring for not to be nominated and that the birthday party give a chance to different individuals.
Mandaviya, a Leuva Patel and Rupala, a Kadva Patel, have sizeable followings and feature contributed greatly to the state BJP. Hence, it was once anticipated that birthday party not to disappointed them.
BJP more likely to play safe to keep away from fiasco as in August 2017
BJP has nominated simplest two leaders for the Rajya Sabha, unlike in August 2017 when it nominated a Congress turncoat, Balwantsinh Rajput, to face in opposition to Congress stalwart Ahmed Patel, regardless of do not having sufficient numbers to get a third candidate elected. In August 2017, 14 Congress MLAs including the then leader of Opposition (LOP) Shankersinh Vaghela, voted in favour of BJP. However, Ahmed Patel was once nonetheless ready to get elected to the Rajya Sabha. Two votes through Congress MLAs in favour of the BJP had been additionally been invalidated. BJP president had then camped in teh state for lengthy, to try and defeat Ahmed Patel. This time, the BJP is unlikely to appoint a third candidate to power an election.
Congress would possibly pick Pitroda for Rajya Sabha
For considered one of its two Rajya Sabha seats, the Gujarat Congress would possibly nominate Sam Pitroda, the USA-based technocrat and shut aide of overdue Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Pitroda may be on the subject of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, in keeping with key Congress assets. Besides state unit president Bharatsinh Solanki, 22 Congress individuals have made a claim for the Rajya Sabha seat.
Arun Jaitley won’t represent Gujarat in Rajya Sabha after 18 years
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