Nirmala Sitharaman, Union commerce and industries minister will be elected to the Rajya Sabha from AP, from the vacant seat caused by the death of Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy.
The BJP’s national leadership has asked Telugu Desam president and Chief Minister-in-waiting N. Chandrababu Naidu to give the Rajya Sabha seat to them to accommodate Ms Sitharaman who is not a member either of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha.
Mr Naidu makes clear to his party MPs of the request by their alliance partner in the meeting of the TD Parliamentary Party (TDPP) on Tuesday.