All seven candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday filed their nominations for the upcoming biennial elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. In addition, three candidates from BJP's allies also filed their nominations. The nominations were filed in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Leaders who filed nomination
Among those who filed nominations in the Legislative Council are BJP candidates Vijay Bahadur Pathak, Dr Mahendra Kumar Singh, Ashok Katariya, Mohit Beniwal, Dharmendra Singh, Ramtirath Singhal, and Santosh Singh. Additionally, Ashish Patel from Apna Dal (S) also filed his nomination. He is a minister in the Yogi government. Vichhelal Rajbhar filed a nomination from Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and Yogesh Chaudhary from RLD.
According to sources, there has been an attempt to strike a caste and regional balance through the selection of candidates for the legislative council, especially in view of the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Biennial elections to Legislative Council
The term of 13 members of the Legislative Council will be ending in May this year. According to the notification, nominations will continue till March 11 and the last date for withdrawal of names is March 14. Voting, if required, will take place on March 21. The counting of votes will take place after 5 pm on the same day.
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