The central leadership of BJP has made the party’s state president and former MLA Mahendra Bhatt a candidate for the election of a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttarakhand, which is falling vacant on April 2. The number of BJP MLAs in the 70-member state assembly is 47. In such a situation, it is certain that he will go to Rajya Sabha. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and BJP’s national media head Anil Baluni, who currently represents this Rajya Sabha seat, have wished Bhatt all the best. Notification for the election of the vacant Rajya Sabha seat has been issued. For this, the last date for filing nomination papers is fixed as 15th February.
In such a situation, everyone’s eyes were on the central leadership of the party regarding who the BJP would field as its candidate for this seat. The party on Sunday released the list of candidates for Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant from Uttarakhand and other states, with the inclusion of Mahendra Bhatt’s name in it, the confusion over the candidate ended. Bhatt took over the responsibility of BJP state president on July 30, 2022. During his tenure so far, the party has won the elections held in the state.
