BJP Announces Rajya Sabha Candidates; Several Heavyweights Miss Out In Unexpected Shake-Up

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• The BJP has released its list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, naming Tarun Chugh and Rajneesh Agrawal from Madhya Pradesh, Satish Poonia and Alka Gurjar from Rajasthan, and Debashish Samantaray for the Odisha bypoll.
• The biggest talking point, however, is the omission of Union Ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian, both of whom are completing their current Rajya Sabha terms this month.
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