BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda or JP Nadda resigned as Rajya Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh on Monday after he was elected to the upper house from Gujarat unopposed last month. He was among 57 Rajya Sabha members whose tenure was ending in April.
JP Nadda Resigned From BJP Rajyasabha MP
“Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, an elected member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), representing the State of Himachal Pradesh, resigned his seat in the Rajya Sabha and his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha w.e.f 4th March, 2024,” a Rajya Sabha parliamentary bulletin read.
Nadda Won The Seat In 2024 Elections
JP Nadda was among the 41 candidates who won seats unopposed in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha elections ahead of the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He was nominated as the party’s candidate from Gujarat, which sent four BJP candidates to the upper house, instead of Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh where the party’s victory was uncertain.
About JP Nadda Rajya Sabha seat
The BJP, however, was able to clinch the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal after six Congress MLAs cross-voted in its favor, leading to a tie and then eventual victory for the saffron party by a dramatic lottery.
Congress candidate Abhishek Singhvi received 34 votes after six Congress lawmakers and three independents previously backing the government supported BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan, who also received 34 votes