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

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New Delhi, Aug 11: The BJP on Tuesday fielded Jai Prakash Nishad as its candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh.

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

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.

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