Laxmikant Bajpai in BJP's UP Rajya Sabha list surprises many
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Lucknow : The BJP on Sunday released its list of candidates for Rajya Sabha from Utter Pradesh, raising many brows across its cadres.
Those figured on the list includes former state president Laxmikant Bajpa who has been sitting on the wings since 2016.
A favourite of party cadres, Bajpai found himself suddenly in the bad book of the party, thus losing his position.
His nomination to the Upper House is being welcomed by his supporters.
Another significant name on the list is Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal of Gorakhpur.
Agarwal, had vacated his Gorakhpur seat to usher in Yogi Adityanath in the recent assembly polls.
He had returned to being a medical practitioner after the elections.
The third name on the list is Surendra Nagar who had quit the Samajwadi Party to join the BJP.
The others on the list include Darshana Singh, Sangeeta Yadav and Baburam Nishad.
All three names are relatively unknown and a surprise for many in the party.
The party is yet to announce two more names for the Rajya Sabha.
Source: IANS with minor editing