Politics

BJP’s Sambhajiraje To Contest Rajya Sabha As Independent, Also Forms New Organisation

In what’s being perceived as a big blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, and a new twist in the Western state’s politics, BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, has announced that he will contest Rajya Sabha elections as an independent.

Sambhajiraje, who happens to be the direct descendant of revered Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, made the announcement at a press conference today.

In what could be a preparation for the formation of new political party, the Maratha leader also announced that he will set up a ‘Swarajya’ organization to convey the views of Shivaji Maharaj and Shahu Mahajaraj.

He will be touring Maharashtra soon and will unite the people in the name of Swarajya, Sambhajiraje said. 

Sambhajiraje’s Rajya Sabha tenure ended recently. He has now announced that he will begin his tour this month itself.

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Elections For 57 Rajya Sabha Seats To Be Held On June 10

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New Delhi: On June 10, elections to 52 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 15 states will take place the election commission informed on Thursday. The maximum number of seats, 11, lie in Uttar Pradesh. Followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra – six seats each are up for election in each state.

The biennial elections to these seats are taking place as members are retiring between June and August.

Seats vacated by BJP’s Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress’ P Chidambaram in Karnataka and Maharashtra will also go for polls.

Elections are due in other states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana.

Last month BJP crossed the 100 mark in the upper house of parliament following the biennial elections. It became the first party to do so since 1990.

The party won three more seats from Assam, Tripura and Nagaland. The part ended with 101 MPs in the Upper House.

The Rajya Sabha has 245 members, the majority mark stands at 123.

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