[Chandigarh,Punjab] SAD’s Dhindsa And Gujral file Nomination for RS from Punjab
SAD re-nominats Dhindsa and Gujral for RS Polls
Sitting Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) members
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and
Naresh Gujral
today filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha membership from Punjab.
Dhindsa and Gujral (the son of former Prime Minister I K Gujral), both senior leaders of SAD, filed their nomination papers
.The term of five members of Rajya Sabha elected from Punjab will expire in April.
The polling for electing five new RS members will be held on March 21.
The MPs whose term is expiring are
Ashwani Kumar (Cong),
Avinash Rai Khanna (BJP),
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (Akali Dal),
Manohar Singh Gill (Cong) and
Naresh Gujral (Akali Dal).
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The last date of filing nominations is March 11. The scrutiny of nominations will take place on March 12 and last date for withdrawal of candidature is March 14.
Former Punjab
Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa,
former CLP leader Sunil Kumar Jakhar,
senior party leaders S S Dullo and
Laal Singh are among the front-runners as Congress candidates.
BJP is likely to field cricketer-turned-politician and former MP Navjot Singh Sidhu for Rajya Sabha.