"BJP Announces Rajya Sabha Candidates, Emphasizes OBC Representation"
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The BJP has named four OBC leaders among its seven candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, dropping eight outgoing members of the Upper House of Parliament from the state. Former Congress leader RPN Singh, who joined the BJP ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, is among the party's picks. The list also includes two upper castes and a member of the Jain community, with national spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi being the only one of the nine Rajya Sabha MPs from Uttar Pradesh being renominated by the BJP.
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