Dehradun, Oct. 26 -- Uttarakhand BJP has played it safe while sending the panel of names for the Rajya Sabha seat falling vacant next month. All names that have been forwarded to the Party's Central leadership are those which were already doing the rounds, though some names that were being speculated have not been included in the panel. No surprises here but still the possibility of any parachute candidate coming up can't be discounted. According to the party insiders, sending a panel of recommended names by the state BJP is nothing beyond a procedural formality as the decision solely rests on the Party's Central leadership.

In an informal chat with the media persons at the BJP State Headquarters here today, BJP State President confirme...