To Trip The Congress, The BJP Forces A Rajya Sabha Contest In UP | Read
The BJP has turned the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh into a contest, as it counters a Congress attempt to bring Kapil Sibal to the Rajya Sabha as a sharp legal mind to challenge the ruling party in the Upper House. It today fielded Priti Mahapatra, who runs an NGO and is the wife of a businessman called Harihar Mahapatra, as the 12th candidate in UP, where elections will be held for 11 Rajya Sabha seats on June 11.
