Rajya Sabha nominee of the BJP from Chhattisgarh on seat going to be vacant soon, it would be declared by the party after a high-level deliberation is held at its State headquarters here on March 9.
Notably, the tenure of Rajya Sabha member from the State Khelanram Jangde is ending and the election for the vacant seat would be held in the Rajya Sabha on March 23 this year, alongwith a total of 58 members from 16 states who would also be elected apart from by-election to be held to elect one member from Kerala.
Party sources informed that the Chief Minister Raman Singh during his New Delhi visit on Wednesday discussed the possible names with the party high command Amit Shah and after his consent in National Executive Body Meet, the State unit is going to declare the name of the candidate on March 9. The Chief Minister had handed over the possible names for the post from the State and in a high-level meeting at New Delhi on March 3 and discussion would be held for the candidates of all the states in the country, the sources said.
Sitting Rajya Sabha MP Khelanram Jangde, belongs to a reserved seat and speculations are doing rounds that the candidate could belong to the same category.
Names of State Ministers Punnulal Mohile and Dayaldas Baghel had also been doing rounds for Rajya Sabha nomination.
BJP State President, Dharamlal Kaushik, National General Secretary Saroj Pandey and Mahesh Sinha, former MlA from Jaijaipur are also been seen as front runners.