The party candidates include state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma. Yogi Adityanath
New Delhi: All BJP candidates for the biennial polls to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council will file their nomination papers on Monday in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the party said in a statement on Sunday.
The party candidates include state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma.
Monday is the last day for the filing of nominations for 12 legislative council seats, which will fall vacant on January 30.
The scrutiny of papers will be held on January 19 and names can be withdrawn till January 21.
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BJP releases a list of candidates for the upcoming biennial election to 12 legislative council seats in Uttar Pradesh. (Representational image)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released a list of candidates for the upcoming biennial election to 12 legislative council seats in Uttar Pradesh, which will fall vacant seats later this month. The party has also named national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain its MLC candidate from Bihar.
The announcement marks Hussain s return to electoral politics, albeit to the state level, for the first time since 2014 when he lost the Lok Sabha election from Bhagalpur.