The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has proposed the names of Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor and the son of Ram temple construction committee chairman Nripendra Misra to be nominated as members of the state Legislative Council, sources said on Monday. The other four names include Ambedkar Mahasabha chairman Lalji Prasad Nirmal, former BJP Braj region unit head Rajnikant Maheshwari, chief of BJP’s Varanasi district unit Hansraj Vishwakarma, and Ramsurat Rajbhar, who hails from Azamgarh. According to the officials of the UP Legislative Council, the Governor can nominate up to 10 members to the upper House of the UP Legislature.
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