Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav has announced the names of both his candidates for the elections to be held on 10 Rajya Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh, after which the politics of the state has come to a standstill. The most shocking and discussed name in this list is that of Group President of Reliance Industries, Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, while the second name is that of veteran party leader Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav has been decided. Both these candidates will file their nominations on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the political drama that went on in Lucknow before Dhanraj Nathwani's name was sealed has attracted everyone's attention.
Reached Lucknow in Maharashtra number car and had a 4 hour marathon meeting
Quoting sources, it has come to light that just before the final approval was given to the name of Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, a long and secret meeting lasted for about four hours at the official residence of Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday. The special thing was that Dhanraj Nathwani had reached Lucknow directly in a luxury car with Maharashtra (MH) number. Only after this marathon and highly confidential meeting with Akhilesh Yadav, a final consensus was reached on his name for the Rajya Sabha elections. There is a lot of discussion about this meeting in the political circles because this decision of the SP chief is being considered quite shocking.
Who is Dhanraj Nathwani? Know his complete background
Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani is a very big and well-known name in the corporate world. He has completed his studies in International Business from the prestigious 'Regent Business School', London. Presently he is holding the important post of Group President in the country's largest company Reliance Industries. Along with the corporate world, he has also been deeply involved in sports and social work.
Dhanraj Nathwani is currently holding the post of President of 'Gujarat Cricket Association', before this he had also been the Vice President of the same organization. Apart from this, he has also been actively associated with 'Gujarat State Football Association'. Having interest in religious and cultural events, he has also been the Vice President of 'Dwarka Devasthan Committee'. Not only this, he has also been directly associated with the famous mega-musical show 'Rajadhiraj: Love, Life, Leela' based on the supernatural life journey of Lord Krishna.
Political legacy and close relationship with Ambani family
Dhanraj Nathwani also has old connections with political and family background. His father Parimal Nathwani himself is a Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand and is counted among the very close and trusted people of the country's biggest industrialist Mukesh Ambani family. Parimal Nathwani has also been associated with Reliance Industries for a long time. Now, with the entry of his son Dhanraj Nathwani from Samajwadi Party quota, a new equation seems to be forming in the politics of UP.
Let us tell you that voting for a total of 10 Rajya Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh is to be completed on 16th October, for which the last date for filing nominations has been fixed as 6th October. If we talk about the equations of the current Uttar Pradesh Assembly, BJP has 256 MLAs in the House, Samajwadi Party has 101, Congress has 2, Apna Dal (S) has 13, RLD (RLD) has 9 and SubhaSP has 6 MLAs. This step of SP is being considered quite strategic among these political figures.