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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw named BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate from Odisha

Ashwini Vaishnaw, who hails from Rajasthan but has served as an IAS officer in Odisha before resigning from his civil service position in 2010, was previously elected to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha with the support of the BJD in 2019.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has officially announced railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election from Odisha. Scheduled to take place on February 27, the election has drawn attention due to Vaishnaw's previous ties with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the current political dynamics in the state.

Vaishnaw, who hails from Rajasthan but has served as an IAS officer in Odisha before resigning from his civil service position in 2010, was previously elected to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha with the support of the BJD in 2019. This time around, speculation arose when the BJD only named two candidates for the Rajya Sabha seats, leaving room for conjecture that the party might extend support to Vaishnaw once again.

   With Vaishnaw's tenure in the Rajya Sabha set to end in April this year, his nomination by the BJP marks a strategic move in the political landscape of Odisha. Despite having the requisite strength to secure all three vacant Rajya Sabha seats, the BJP's reliance on BJD's support, given its limited presence in the Odisha Assembly with only 22 MLAs, underscores the importance of coalition dynamics in state politics.

It's worth noting that Vaishnaw's previous election to the Rajya Sabha with BJD's backing came after a request from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in 2019. This alliance between the BJP and BJD reflects the intricacies of political partnerships and the pragmatic approach taken by parties to secure their interests.

In the broader context, the BJP's candidate list for the Rajya Sabha election includes nominees from various states, indicating the party's concerted effort to strengthen its representation in the upper house of Parliament. With candidates announced for states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal, the BJP demonstrates its commitment to consolidating its position across different regions.

A candidate requires at least 37 votes to win one RS seat in Odisha.

Candidate list of the BJP for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election: In the second list, the BJP announced the candidates for Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.

Madhya Pradesh: Dr L Murugan, Umesh Nath Maharaj, Maya Naroliya, Bansilal Gurjar

Odisha: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Earlier, BJP announced 14 names for the Rajya Sabha election.

Bihar: Dr Dharmsheela Gupta, Dr Bhim Singh

Chhattisgarh: Raja Devendra Pratap Singh

Haryana: Subhash Barala

Karnataka: Narayana Krishanasa Bhandage

Uttar Pradesh: Sudhanshu Trivedi, RPN Singh, Chaudhary Tejveer Singh, Sadhna Singh, Amarpal Maurya, Sangita Balwant, Navin Jain

Uttarakhand: Mahendra Bhatt

West Bengal: Samik Bhattacharya

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