Updated On: 15 February, 2024 11:23 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rajya Sabha polls: Ajit Gopchade thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, and party national president JP Nadda for announcing him as a candidate

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Ajit Gopchade, who has been nominated as a BJP candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in Maharashtra on Wednesday, said that the decision took him by `surprise,` reported news agency ANI.
Speaking to ANI, Ajit Gopchade thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, and party national president JP Nadda for announcing him as a candidate.