Vijayawada, December 9: The BJP on Monday announced BC leader R Krishnaiah as its candidate for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha bye-election on December 20.

Besides being announced as the candidate, the state unit of the party also offered a BJP membership card and the B-Form to him to contest the bye-election. Rajya Sabha By-Election 2024: BJP Releases List of 3 Candidates for Upcoming Bypolls; Ryaga Krishnaiah From Andhra Pradesh, Rekha Sharma From Haryana and Sujeet Kumar From Odisha.

"Membership card and Rajya Sabha B-Form (for contesting the election) have been handed over to Krishnaiah. He is expected to file his nomination as party (BJP) Rajya Sabha candidate tomorrow (Tuesday)," said a release from Andhra Pradesh BJP. Earlier, Krishnaiah was elected to the Rajya Sabha from the southern state as a YSRCP candidate, but he recently resigned.

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