Jaipur (Rajasthan): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chosen Chunnilal Garasiya and Madan Rathore as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Rajasthan. The decision was made by the party's Central Election Committee.

Madan Rathore, who previously served as the MLA of Sumerpur and Deputy Chief Whip of the Rajasthan Assembly in two terms, has been nominated. He has also held positions of director and chairman at the Pali Central Co-operative Bank.

Chunnilal Garasiya, a senior BJP leader currently serving as BJP Rajasthan State Vice President, has also been selected as a candidate.

The list of candidates was released by the BJP on Monday. Rajasthan Assembly will conduct the voting for three Rajya Sabha seats on February 27.

This election is crucial as the tenure of two Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Congress) and Bhupender Yadav (BJP), is ending on April 3. Additionally, one seat fell vacant after BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena resigned from Parliament in December following his election as an MLA.

The Election Commission had earlier announced the schedule for Rajya Sabha elections in 15 states, including Chhattisgarh, scheduled for February 27. The voting will take place from 9 am to 4 pm on February 27, with the nomination deadline set for February 15. Results will be announced on the same day.

BJP Announces Candidates for Rajya Sabha Polls
Apart from Rajasthan, the BJP has named 14 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. Former Union Minister RPN Singh has been nominated from Uttar Pradesh, along with current Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi. Other nominees from the state include Amarpal Maurya, Sadhna Singh, Chaudhary Tejveer Singh, Sangita Balwant, and Navin Jain.

In Bihar, Dharmsheela Gupta and Bhim Singh have been chosen as candidates, while Subhash Barala and Narayana Krishanasa Bhandage have been nominated from Haryana and Karnataka respectively. Mahendra Bhatt and Samik Bhattacharya have been nominated from Uttarakhand and West Bengal respectively.

The upcoming Rajya Sabha elections are poised to be a significant contest for political parties as they strive to strengthen their presence in the upper chamber of Parliament.