The name of Rural Development Minister had figured in the list of 12 candidates released by the BJP yesterday for the Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant in various states.
The party has not yet announced the name of the second candidate from Haryana, with two seats currently occupied by Union Ministers Birender Singh and Suresh Prabhu falling vacant in August.
Tomorrow is the last date for filing nominations.
At the time of filing of nomination here, Birender Singh was accompanied by his MLA-wife Prem Lata.
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The terms of Birender Singh and Suresh Prabhu are ending on August 1. The two were elected following by-elections held in 2014.
At present, BJP has 47 MLAs in the 90-member Haryana Assembly, INLD has 19, Congress 17 (Kuldeep Bishnoi's 2-member HJC merged with Cong recently), BSP 1, SAD 1 and 5 are Independents.
With suspense on for the second RS seat from the state, Haryana's main opposition party INLD said that it had authorised its party president to take a decision, with party sources saying that it could be a consensus candidate acceptable to both BJP and the former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala led outfit.
The BJP does not have adequate numbers to get two candidates elected and it was making all efforts to field someone who is acceptable to the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) as well.
Speculations were rife that one of the few names that includes a former BSP leader and another one who belongs to Haryana could be fielded tomorrow.
However, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar kept the cards close to his chest today and did not reveal who could be the second candidate.
When asked who would be the second candidate who will be nominated for the Upper House from Haryana, Khattar said, "efforts are on with regards to the second candidate. We (BJP and INLD) are hopeful that we can have a consensus. I want that both the candidates should be elected unopposed."