Lucknow, Oct. 6 -- The eight candidates fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh are scheduled to file their nomination papers at the Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow on Tuesday at 11 AM.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP State President Pankaj Chaudhary, both Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, and senior cabinet ministers of the Uttar Pradesh government will remain present during the nomination process.

Prior to filing their papers, the candidates will be formally felicitated at the BJP state headquarters in Lucknow.

The BJP has named eight candidates for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant in the state. The Central Election Committee...