Samajwadi Party declares names of candidates for Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh
The Hindu
Samajwadi Party nominates Jaya Bachchan, Ramjilal Suman, and Alok Ranjan as candidates for Rajya Sabha elections.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on February 13 nominated Ramjilal Suman, Jaya Bachchan and former IAS officer Alok Ranjan as its candidates for the Rajya Sabha in Uttar Pradesh.
While actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan has been nominated again for the Rajya Sabha, this is the first time for Mr. Ranjan.
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“Suman, Bachchan and Ranjan are SP candidates for Rajya Sabha. They will be filing nominations today,” SP spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary told PTI.
The SP, by way of its increased strength in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, from 47 in 2017 to 108 at present, is now in a position to send three members.
The party has 108 MLAs and the INDIA bloc partner Congress has two MLAs.
A candidate needs 37 first preference votes to secure a seat in the Rajya Sabha and therefore, the SP would be able to send 3 members to the Rajya Sabha.
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