the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday said it would field senior leader Praful Patel for the coming election to the Rajya Sabha even though he is already a member of the Upper House of Parliament.
Patel has 4 years of Rajya Sabha term remaining
Patel has four years of his Rajya Sabha term left, but the decision to field him again was taken due to some “technical issues”, the party’s Maharashtra unit chief Sunil Tatkare told reporters.
The former Union minister, who is currently the NCP’s working president, will resign from his existing membership of the House after getting elected and take oath afresh, Tatkare added.
“Patel will file nomination papers tomorrow afternoon,” he said without elaborating on the exact reasons for the decision or “technical issues”.