BJP Fields JP Nadda, Ashok Chavan For Rajya Sabha, Sena Names Milind Deora
NDTV
Mr Chavan and Mr Deora are recent entrants in their respective parties from the Congress.
Three key leaders from the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena (Shinde) faction have been nominated by the parties in their latest lists for the Rajya Sabha elections. While the BJP has named its president, JP Nadda, from Gujarat and former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan from his home state, the Shiv Sena has nominated Milind Deora from Maharashtra.
Two of these candidates - Mr Chavan and Mr Deora - are recent entrants in their respective parties from the Congress, with the former Maharashtra chief minister joining the BJP just yesterday.
Mr Nadda is a Rajya Sabha member from Himachal Pradesh but will contest from Gujarat this time around because the BJP does not have the number of MLAs needed to win the lone seat from the Congress-ruled hill state.
