BJP names Jai Prakash Nishad as its candidate for UP Rajya Sabha by-election

The by-election is scheduled to be held on August 24. It was necessitated following the demise of Samajwadi Party MP Beni Prasad Verma.

Published: 11th August 2020 03:27 PM  |   Last Updated: 11th August 2020 03:27 PM   |  A+A A-

BJP chief JP Nadda

BJP chief JP Nadda (Photo | PTI)

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday fielded Jai Prakash Nishad as its candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh.

The by-election is scheduled to be held on August 24. It was necessitated following the demise of Samajwadi Party MP Beni Prasad Verma.

Nishad is a former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA who joined the BJP a few years ago.

He looks after the party work in Gorakhpur, the home district of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.