BJP Wins Both Rajya Sabha Seats in Gujarat

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won both Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat on Monday. One of the seats was filled by the late leader of Congress, Ahmed Patel.

With two fictitious candidates withdrawing their nominations, BJP candidates Ram Mokariya and Dinesh Anavadiya have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha of Gujarat.

According to returning officer CB Pandya, two fictitious BJP candidates, Rajnikant Patel and Kirit Solanki withdrew their nominations on Saturday.

The by-elections were necessitated by the disappearance of Congressional leader Ahmed Patel and BJP leader Abhay Bhardwaj last year.

With the two-seat by-election held separately, Congress, which had 65 MLAs in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, decided not to run any candidates because it saw no chance of winning any seats. The BJP has 111 MLA.