AAP picks Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha, 3 others from Punjab as Rajya Sabha candidates
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has recently swept the Punjab assembly elections, on Monday picked former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, its young firebrand leader Raghav Chadha, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) professor Sandeep Pathak, educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal and industrialist Sanjeev Arora as the Rajya Sabha nominees from the state.
Cricketer @harbhajan_singh files his nomination as AAP's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab.
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 21, 2022
After making India Proud as a bowling legend, Mr. Turbanator is now going to raise his voice for the people of Punjab in Parliament 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/nqPmfzw6f7
The elections to five Rajya Sabha seats, which will fall vacant on Apr 9, will be held on Mar 31.
IIT Professor Sandeep Pathak files his nomination as AAP's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab.
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 21, 2022
He has been working in the background & has been instrumental in the party's victory in Delhi & Punjab.
A truly Proud Moment for all AAP volunteers! 😇 pic.twitter.com/rNUO89vTIR
Singh, a spin bowling legend, had met then Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu before the state elections, fuelling speculations of him joining the grand old party, which suffered a crushing defeat in the hands of the AAP.
However, Singh did not join the Congress.
AAP's Firebrand Spokesperson @raghav_chadha files his nomination as AAP's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab 🔥
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 21, 2022
As the Punjab co-incharge, he has played an important role in AAP's landslide victory & is now set to raise people's voice in the Upper House as it's YOUNGEST Member! pic.twitter.com/UoNx0iqVaO
Chadha, an AAP MLA in Delhi assembly, drove the AAP's campaign in Punjab, which has got its new Chief Minister in the form of Bhagwant Mann.
Educationist & Chancellor of Lovely Professional University, Dr. Ashok Mittal files his nomination as AAP's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab.
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 21, 2022
Education has been our Top Priority & experts like him are truly going to make a difference in the Parliament📚 pic.twitter.com/7CTn1nOY3m
While Pathak, a Physics Professor, is believed to be close to Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Mann, Mittal is the founder of Lovely Professional University.
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