The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, ahead of the biennial polls to seven Upper House seats from the state.
According to an official party release, the BJP’s Central Election Committee has cleared the candidature of Ramdas Athawale, Vinod Tawde, Maya Chintaman Inwate, and Ramrao Wadkute for the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra.
Athawale, the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment and a long-standing NDA ally, is currently serving as a Rajya Sabha MP. Tawde, a former Maharashtra minister and the BJP’s national general secretary, is also among the prominent nominees.
Nine Candidates Announced Nationwide
In total, the BJP has named nine candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections across multiple states.
From Bihar, the party has fielded Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar. In Assam, Terash Gowalla and Jogen Mohan have been nominated, while Laxmi Verma will contest from Chhattisgarh.
The announcements signal the party’s strategic positioning ahead of the Upper House elections, which are expected to witness keen political activity across states.
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