While Mokariya said he has remained a dedicated party worker for over four decades. I have been a party worker for the last 45 years and am happy that the party has nominated me as a candidate for the Rajya Sabha election, he said.
The by-elections for two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat were necessitated following the demise of Congress leader Ahmed Patel and BJP leader Abhay Bhardwaj.
The Rajya Sabha terms of Patel and Bhardwaj were to end in August 2023 and June 2026, respectively.
However, both Patel and Bharadwaj died of COVID-19- related complications on November 25, 2020 and December 1, respectively.
According to the Election Commission, polls for the two seats will be held separately on March 1 and counting of votes will take place the same evening.
Mokariya, Prajapati BJP nominees for RS bypolls in Gujarat
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Gandhinagar, Feb 16 : The BJP announced on Tuesday that it will field Rambhai Mokariya and Dineshbhai Prajapati for two vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat, voting for which will be held on March 1.
The two seats fell vacant due to the death of Congress member Ahmed Patel and BJP member Abhay Bhardwaj, who succumbed to the coronavirus on November 25 and December 1, 2020 respectively.
Both BJP nominees will file their nominations by Thursday.
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The BJP has fielded Dinesh Prajapati and Rambhai Mokaria for the two Rajya Sabha seats that fell vacant owing to the deaths of Congress’s Ahmed Patel and the BJP’s Abhay Bhardwaj.
Since by-elections to both seats are being held separately, the ruling BJP is set to win both, given its strength in the Assembly.
Both Mr. Prajapati and Mr. Mokaria will file their nomination papers on Thursday. The former is from a OBC community from north Gujarat, while the latter belongs to the Aboti Brahmin community from Porbandar.
Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 17:13 [IST]
Ahmedabad, Feb 16: The BJP on Tuesday announced the names of candidates who will be contesting the by- elections for two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, where polls will be held on March 1.
The state BJP s OBC Morcha president Dinesh Anavadiya and Ram Mokariya, the founder-chairman of a courier company, will contest the bypolls. Anavadiya, a senior party leader from Banaskantha district, has served as the director of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation between 2014-17.
While Mokariya said he has remained a dedicated party worker for over four decades. I have been a party worker for the last 45 years and am happy that the party has nominated me as a candidate for the Rajya Sabha election, he said.
The BJP on Tuesday announced the names of candidates who will be contesting the by- elections for two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, where polls will be held on March 1. The state BJP s OBC Morcha president Dinesh Anavadiya and Ram Mokariya, the founder-chairman of a courier company, will contest the bypolls. Anavadiya, a senior party leader from Banaskantha district, has served as the director of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation between 2014-17. While Mokariya said he has remained a dedicated party worker for over four decades. I have been a party worker for the last 45 years and am happy that the party has nominated me as a candidate for the Rajya Sabha election, he said.