Jharkhand State unit will project a candidate with clean image for Rajya Sabha elections. Briefing the media persons after Election Committee meeting of State BJP unit here on Wednesday, Koderma MP Ravindra Rai said that candidates who fulfill aspirations of the people of this state will be projected during these Rajya Sabha Elections.
A meeting of state Election Committee was held at the BJP headquarters under the chairmanship of newly elected State President Tala Marandi and Chief Minister Raghubar Das.
Being a national party, the BJP will also take decision keeping requirements of the Centre. BJP has decided to field its candidate on both the seats of Rajya Sabha.
“We will surely win over one seat, while on the other seat, it will be better if someone giving priority to the interest of this state is placed over,” said former state BJP President Ravindra Rai.
According to Rai, several names for Rajya Sabha candidate were suggested by the committee members which, will be put before the central leadership by State BJP Chief Tala Marandi and Chief Minister Raghubar Das. “It will be better if someone is fielded on the second seat who fulfills the aspirations of the people of Jharkhand,” said Rai.
The former BJP Chief claimed that they have 19 spare votes which will be utilized for projecting some suitable candidate keeping the interest of the people of this state. He said that the party has better position as compared to the other parties in the state and none of the parties have the enough numbers to win over it.
Rai reiterated that everything depends on the centre as all decisions in this regard will be taken by it which will be executed by the state unit accordingly.