BJP fields 11 candidates for UP's 10 Rajya Sabha seats
BJP has fielded 11 candidates in Uttar Pradesh for 10 Rajya Sabha seats, elections for which are scheduled to take place on March 23. This comes after Samajwadi Party's Naresh Agrawal and his son Nitin Agrawal joined BJP. Samajwadi Party has nominated Jaya Bachchan as its only candidate and decided to cast the remaining votes for BSP candidate Bhimrao Ambedkar.