Lucknow, Oct. 6 -- Setting the stage for the Rajya Sabha elections, eight candidates fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) filed their nomination papers on Tuesday at Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accompanied the nominees to the state assembly complex.

Along with the state CM, BJP State President Pankaj Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, alongside other senior party leaders were also present to oversee the filing process on the final day of nominations.

Following the filing of nomination papers, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad expressed absolute confidence in the party's electoral strength, dismissing opposition calculations.

"All eight BJP ca...