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UP MLC Polls: 9 BJP candidates file nominations; UP CM Adityanath also present
Nine candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday filed their nomination papers for the upcoming MLC elections in the state. Read more on Dynamite News:
Lucknow: Nine candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday filed their nomination papers for the upcoming MLC elections in the state.
Uttar Pradesh: 9 candidates from BJP file their nominations for the legislative council elections. UP CM Yogi Adityanath also present with them. @BJP4UP @myogiadityanath pic.twitter.com/SV49btdn59
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The candidates who filed their nominations includes Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, Choudhary Bhupendra Singh, Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu, JPS Rathore, Narendra Kashyap, Jaswant Saini, Danish Azad Ansari, Banwarilal Dohre and Mukesh Sharma.
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present on the occasion.
All these leaders are Ministers in the Adityanath’s Council of Ministers but are not members of either House at present. Under the circumstances, it is mandatory for them to be a members of the Legislative Council.
Of the 13 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, nine are with the BJP and four with the SP. The last day for filing nomination for MLC elections is June 9. Voting will be held on June 20.