Sadanand Shet Tanavade is Rajya Sabha BJP candidate for RS polls from Goa

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to field its Goa Mandal or unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade for the election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the coastal state, a senior party functionary said on Tuesday.

Tanavade was part of the core team that brought the BJP to power during the Assembly polls held in February 2022.

BJP’s Vinay Tendulkar is currently member of the Upper House of Parliament from Goa and his term his expiring this month-end.

An official announcement in this regard is still awaited and Tanavade was not available for comment at the time of going to press.