Four Gujarat candidates all set to go to Rajya Sabha unopposed
January 28, 2014
Modi greeting Shambhuprasad Tundiya in Gandhinagar today
Gandhinagar, 28 January 2014
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates Shambhu Prasad Tundiya, Chunibhai Gohil and Lalsinh Vadodiya, and Congress candidate Madhusudan Mistry are set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.
Tuesday was the last day for filing nomination papers for the February 3 Rajya Sabha biennial elections.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other party leaders remained present when three candidates filed nominations.
BJP leaders Asit Vora, Jayshriben Chauhan and Darshna Vaghela filed nomination forms as dummy candidates.
Congress leaders Arjun Modhwadia, Shankersinh Vaghela and Shaktisinh Gohil were present when Madhusudan Mistry filed nomination form.
None from Congress filed nomination form as dummy candidate.
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