The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has designated central observers for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, Haryana, and Odisha. These appointments were disclosed through a press release by the party’s national general secretary Arun Singh. BJP national president Nitin Nabin has assigned central observers to supervise the election process in various states.
For Bihar, the party has nominated Vijay Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, and Harsh Malhotra, Union Minister of State, as the central observers. Their role will involve overseeing party coordination and election-related activities during the Rajya Sabha polls. The terms of several Rajya Sabha members from Bihar, including Ramnath Thakur, Upendra Kushwaha, Harivansh Narayan Singh, Amarendra Dhari Singh, and Premchand Gupta, are nearing completion.
Nominees of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have submitted nominations for all five seats. Notable candidates include Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, Ramnath Thakur, and Upendra Kushwaha, chief of Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM). BJP national president Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar have filed as BJP candidates for the Rajya Sabha poll, while RJD has nominated Amrendra Dhari Singh to contest the Rajya Sabha election.
The Election Commission of India has scheduled elections for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across various states, including Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Bihar. Voting for the Rajya Sabha elections is set for March 16, with the overall election process concluding on March 20. In addition to Bihar, the BJP has also appointed observers for other states. Harsh Sanghvi, Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, will serve as the observer for Haryana, and Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Minister of State for Rural Development in Maharashtra, as the observer for Odisha. These appointments aim to ensure effective coordination and monitoring of the party’s strategy during the Rajya Sabha elections.
