Fri Mar 23 2012
Three BJP nominees, including Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, and one Congress candidate were on Thursday elected unopposed to the upper house of Parliament from Gujarat.
Besides Jaitley, former MLA Mansukh Mandaviya and Shankar Vegad, a Koli leader from Surendranagar district Saurashtra, were elected unopposed as BJP nominees. Vegad is also the vice-president of Surendranagar district unit of the BJP.
Senior Congress leader Pravin Rashtrapal, nominated for the second term by his party, too was elected unopposed.
Jaitley has been nominated for the third consecutive term from Gujarat.
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