BJP president JP Nadda resigns from upper house of parliament ahead of Indian general election
BJP chief JP Nadda
Jagat Prakash Nadda, the president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday (Mar 4) announced his resignation from his position as anMP ofRajya Sabha from the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Nadda has resigned from Himachal Pradesh and he was among 57 Rajya Sabha MPs whose tenure was ending next month.
This announcement comes days after he was elected to the Upper House from Gujarat unopposed. Jasvantsinh Parmar, Mayank Nayak and diamond baron Govindbhai Dholakia were among other BJP nominees who were also declared winners from Gujarat state.
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The BJP chief said that his resignation was accepted by the Rajya Sabha chairman.
"Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, an elected member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), representing the State of Himachal Pradesh, resigned his seat in the Rajya Sabha and his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha w.e.f 4th March, 2024," a Rajya Sabha parliamentary bulletin read.
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Reports have claimedthat he might contest the upcoming Indian General Election.
BJP National President JP Nadda resigns from his position as Rajya Sabha MP and his resignation has been accepted by Rajya Sabha Chairman pic.twitter.com/Nvr8Pg1pFU — ANI (@ANI) March 4, 2024
Also read:BJP president JP Nadda resigns from upper house of Parliament ahead of Indian General Election
BJP's preparation for the Lok Sabha Elections
BJP on Saturday released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The list included 47 youth candidates and 28 women candidates. A total of 27 Scheduled Caste (SC) faces, 18 Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates and 57 OBC/Backward Class nominees have been added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi, meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah will contest from Gandhinagar.
PM Modi chaired a day-long meeting with his Council of Ministers and told them: "Go, win. I will see you soon".
The key meeting was held to discuss the vision document 'Viksit Bharat 2047' as well as to debate a specific action plan for the next five years.
(With inputs from agencies)