Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri among BJP Rajya Sabha candidates from UP

BJP announced eight candidates for Rajya Sabha bypolls from Uttar Pradesh with the list including union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party leaders Neeraj Shekha and Arun Singh

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced eight candidates for Rajya Sabha bypolls from Uttar Pradesh with the list including union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party leaders Neeraj Shekha and Arun Singh.

The party has fielded Naresh Bansal for the lone seat from Uttarakhand.

The other five BJP candidates from UP are Haridwar Dubey, Brijlal, Geeta Shakya, BL Verma and Seema Diwedi.