INDIA bloc names former JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad as Rajya Sabha candidate from Jharkhand

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Ranchi: Former JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad will be the INDIA bloc candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls in the state, party spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said here.. Ahmad (70) is set to file his nomination on March 11...

The BJP had already named Pradeep Verma, the partys Jharkhand general secretary, as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls on Saturday...

The tenure of the current Rajya Sabha MPs from the state, Samir Oraon of the BJP and Diraj Prasad Sahu of the Congress, is set to end on May 3, necessitating fresh elections to fill the vacancies...

Based on the numerical strength of the state assembly, comprising 81 members, both the ruling alliance and the opposition are expected to secure one seat each in the upcoming polls...

The ruling alliance, led by JMM, has 47 MLAs in the 81-member state assembly, while the BJP has 26 legislators and the AJSU Party has three..

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