The BJP will have Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman elected to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. The name of Sitharaman was finalised by the BJP on Thursday.
The party decided to nominate her for the Upper House from Andhra Pradesh where the seat has fallen vacant after the demise of N Janardhana Reddy on May 9 this year. The election for the seat is slated on July 3.
“The Central Election Committee has decided to nominate Nirmala Sitharaman for the by-election to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of Andhra Pradesh,” BJP general secretary Ananth Kumar said. The process of filing nominations has started and the last date for the same is June 23.