RS polls: Motilal Vora, Ranvijay Pratap Singh Judeo elected unopposed from the state

AICC treasurer Motilal Vora and the nephew of late Dilip Singh Judeo, Ranvijay Pratap Singh Judeo were on Friday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh.

Vora, a veteran Congressman, was elected to Rajya Sabha for a third consecutive term.

Scion of erstwhile royal family of Jashpur, Ranvijay Pratap Singh Judeo was rewarded with Rajya Sabha nomination for his party's good performance in the three assembly segments in Jashpur district in the recent elections.

With the latest round of elections to the Upper House, of the five Rajya Sabha MPs from the state, three -- Nandkumar Sai, Bhusanlal Jangde, Ranvijay Pratap Singh Judeo -- are from the ruling BJP while two -- Motilal Vora and Mohsina Kidwai -- are from Congress.