BJP Releases Rajya Sabha Candidate List: Tarun Chugh, Satish Poonia, and Alka Gurjar Nominated

Brief By Newsbrief / 6:51 PM on 04 Jun 2026

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released an important list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. In this list, the party has given a major opportunity to its National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh, by fielding him from Madhya Pradesh. Along with Tarun Chugh, Rajnish Agrawal has also been named as a Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh. This move by the party is seen as an effort to further strengthen the organization at both the state and national levels.

On the other hand, the party has made a major change in the ticket distribution for Rajasthan by denying a ticket to Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu this time. In his place, Dr. Alka Gurjar and Dr. Satish Poonia have been fielded from Rajasthan. This new list clearly signals that the BJP has prioritized creating an excellent balance between new faces and experienced organizational leaders this time.

The decision to send Tarun Chugh to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh is considered highly significant given his active and crucial role at the national level. Meanwhile, by giving an opportunity to powerful leaders like Satish Poonia and Alka Gurjar in Rajasthan, the party has attempted to keep senior workers united at the local level. Since the BJP is in a very strong position in the legislative equations of these states, the victory of all these nominated candidates is considered almost certain.