Media Baron Subhash Chandra's Is BJP's Rajya Sabha Surprise For Congress
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Subhash Chandra, the chairperson of the Essel Group, is the fifth candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections in Rajasthan.
In a twist to the Rajya Sabha election in Rajasthan, a new BJP-backed independent candidate has made a surprise entry. The eleventh-hour nomination of media baron Subhash Chandra has set up a contest for a seat in Rajasthan, where elections are due next year.
Subhash Chandra, the chairperson of the Essel Group, is the fifth candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections in Rajasthan.
There are four Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan; the Congress is in a position to win three and the BJP, one.
There will now be a contest for the fourth seat with Subhash Chandra's entry as the fifth candidate. He will challenge the Congress's Pramod Tiwari, who, as an Uttar Pradesh resident, is an "outsider".
