AAP’s mixed bag for Rajya Sabha: Ex-cricketer Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha, IIT professor
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made a clean sweep in Punjab after winning 92 of the 117 Assembly seats. The thumping victory means AAP gets to pick five nominees for the Rajya Sabha from the state. Monday, 21 March, is the last day of filing nominations and the AAP has announced its choices.
Who are AAP’s picks and why are they nominated? We take a look.
Among the nominees are former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, senior party leader Raghav Chadha, IIT professor Sandeep Pathak, educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal, and industrialist Sanjeev Arora.
A former cricketer
Singh, of course, is a household name in India. He met the former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu before the state Assembly elections, which set rumour mills abuzz. There was speculation that the former bowler would join the Congress, which were denied. It’s official now that Bhajji, as he is popularly known, is in Team AAP.
“After making India Proud as a bowling legend, Mr. Turbanator is now going to raise his voice for the people of Punjab in Parliament,” AAP tweeted on Monday along with a video of Singh filing his nomination.
