# BJP announces 8 candidates for RS elections from UP; union ministers Hardeep Puri, BL Verma not renominated

- Published: 2026-10-05T10:30:24.074Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T02:01:30.690Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Politics
- Involves: 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Agra, Awadh, BJP, BJP’s national vice-president, Balia, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bareilly Urban Cooperative Bank, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Counting for the Rajya Sabha seats, Deadline for filing nominations for the Rajya Sabha seats, Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani

## How it developed

- 2026-10-05T10:32:33.606Z - Hindustan Times: [BJP announces 8 candidates for RS elections from UP; union ministers Hardeep Puri, BL Verma not renominated](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-announces-8-candidates-rajya-sabha-elections-from-up-union-ministers-hardeep-puri-bl-verma-not-renominated-101791193766439.html)
- 2026-10-05T10:30:24.074Z - Times of India: [BJP announces 8 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh; Puri, BL Verma not in list](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-announces-8-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-polls-in-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/134697851.cms)
- 2026-10-05T11:00:05.387Z - India Today: [OBC, Dalit, Brahmin mix: BJP’s UP Rajya Sabha picks reveal party's caste strategy for 2027 polls](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/uttar-pradesh/story/bjp-up-rajya-sabha-list-obc-dalit-brahmin-mix-signals-2027-strategy-3009909-2026-10-05)
- 2026-10-05T12:30:29.283Z - Times of India: [BJP drops all 8 Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha members, including Hardeep Puri - what it means](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-drops-all-8-uttar-pradesh-rajya-sabha-members-including-hardeep-puri-what-it-means/articleshow/134702927.cms)
- 2026-10-05T12:30:03.338Z - LiveMint: [UP Rajya Sabha elections: BJP releases list of 8 candidates; Ministers Hardeep Puri, BL Verma dropped | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/up-rajya-sabha-elections-bjp-releases-list-of-8-candidates-ministers-hardeep-puri-bl-verma-dropped-11791197357242.html)
- 2026-10-05T13:32:51.532Z - NDTV: [No Hardeep Puri, Smriti Irani: The New BJP Faces For UP Rajya Sabha Polls](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-hardeep-puri-smriti-irani-as-bjp-bets-on-new-faces-for-up-rajya-sabha-polls-12141324#publisher=newsstand)
- 2026-10-06T02:01:30.690Z - Hindustan Times: [BJP names 8 Rajya Sabha candidates in UP, drops union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, BL Verma and sitting members](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-names-8-rajya-sabha-candidates-in-up-drops-union-ministers-hardeep-singh-puri-bl-verma-and-sitting-members-101791244884331.html)

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