RS bypolls: Ex-NCW chief and BJP nominee Rekha Sharma elected unopposed
Hindustan TimesFormer National Commission for Women chairperson and BJP leader Rekha Sharma was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Friday. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulating Rekha Sharma on her unopposed election to the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Accompanied by Haryana minister Mahipal Dhanda and former Haryana assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta, Sharma was given certificate by the returning officer after being declared elected unopposed. Of the five RS seats in Haryana, Subhash Barala, Ram Chander Jangra and Kiran Choudhry are BJP members and after Rekha Sharma getting elected unopposed, the number of ruling party members in the Upper House rose to four.