"Grateful...": BJP candidate Milind Deora on being elected unopposed to RS
Feb 20, 2024
New Delhi [India], February 20 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Milind Deora expressed gratitude for being elected unopposed as a Rajya Sabha member.
Taking to 'X', Deora wrote, "I am grateful to have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha."
"Thank you to CM @mieknathshinde Ji, @ShivSenaOfc leaders, and - most importantly - all the dedicated karyakartas. I look forward to working towards the development of Mumbai, Maharashtra & India in Parliament," he added.
Congress turncoat Milind Deora filed a nomination as Shiv Sena's (Eknath Shinde faction) Rajya Sabha candidate from Maharashtra on Thursday.
Deora filed his nomination at the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other party leaders.
Deora earlier this year switched from Congress severing decades-old family ties with the grand old party and joined Shiv Sena.
He was elected to Lok Sabha in 2004 and 2009 but lost the consecutive general elections in 2014 and 2019.
Deora, the son of late Congress veteran leader Murli Deora, quit the party on January 14, alleging that it had deviated from its ideological and organisational roots.
Former CM and Congress defector Ashok Chavan also filed nomination as BJP's Rajya Candidate from Maharashtra on Thursday.
Ashok Chavan joined the BJP earlier this week, a day after quitting the Congress. Speaking after his nomination to the Rajya Sabha Chavan thanked PM Modi for having faith in him.
"I thank PM Modi, Union HM Amit Shah, party president JP Nadda, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders. I feel that the opportunity they have given me shows the faith BJP has in me."
Former CM Ashok Chavan quit the party and joined the BJP earlier this month. With a series of exits from the grand old party, it has been a major blow to the Congress in Maharashtra.
The Election Commission has scheduled the Rajya Sabha elections for 15 states, including Uttar Pradesh, for February 27.
Voting will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on this date, with the deadline for nominations set for February 15.
The results of the elections will be announced on the same day, February 27.
The Election Commission announced the biennial Rajya Sabha polls for 56 seats, as the tenure of incumbents ends in April.
