BJP’s Ramvichar Netam and Congress party’s Chhaya Verma on Friday were elected as Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh.
Both the leaders were handed over the certificates of being elected as Rajya Sabha members by Principal Secretary of Chhattisgarh legislative Assembly Devendra Verma here on Friday.
According to the official information, the last date for withdrawing nomination for the election was on Friday at 3.00 pm after which the Principal Secretary declared Ramvichar Netam and Chhaya Verma elected as Rajya Sabha members.
Netam was accompanied by Union Minister of State for Mining and Steel Vishnu Dev Sai, State legislative Affairs Minister Ajay Chandrakar, State PWD Minister Rajesh Munat, State Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Dharamlal Kaushik and others.
In the same manner, Congress Member of Parliament Tamradhwaj Sahu, MlA Arun Vora, former Mayor Kiranmayee Nayak and other party functionaries were present when Chhaya Verma took certificate from the Principal Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Assembly after being elected as Rajya Sabha member.
Notably, BJP’s Ramvichar Netam was the member of Chhattisgarh legislative Assembly from Ramanujganj Assembly constituency during 2008 to 2013.
He had also held key portfolios in State Cabinet like the Home portfolio in the previous BJP government and currently he is the party’s National Secretary.
It may be recalled that Chhaya Verma , General Secretary of Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress party was slated to be fielded against sitting BJP MP from Raipur Ramesh Bais during previous lok Sabha elections, however, her name was suddenly withdrawn by the party.