Day After Joining BJP, Jaishankar Files RS Nomination in Gujarat

A day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, he filed his nomination for Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in Gandhinagar on 25 June, along with Jugalji Mathurji Thakor, an OBC youth leader from Mehsana.

The two seats, which were previously held by Smriti Irani and Amit Shah, are going to bypolls on 5 July.