Uttarakhand BJP core committee discusses names of candidates for Rajya Sabha elections

The core committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uttarakhand unit met to discuss potential candidates for the State's lone Rajya Sabha seat, with elections scheduled for October 16.

State general secretary Deepti Rawat said on Friday (September 25, 2026) that Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, State BJP president Mahendra Bhatt, and State general secretary (organisation) Phanindranath Sharma have been entrusted with finalising a panel of potential candidates.

She said the core committee deliberated extensively on all prominent names that have emerged for the seat, which will become vacant when incumbent Rajya Sabha member Naresh Bansal's tenure ends.

According to Ms. Rawat, around 24 names have come forward as contenders before the core committee, representing all sections of society, including women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and the youth.