New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday nominated national President Jagat Prakash Nadda from Gujarat and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who quit Congress and joined BJP on Tuesday, from his home state for the Rajya Sabha elections.

BJP General Secretary Arun Singh announced the names of a total of seven candidates from Maharashtra and Gujarat in a statement here.

Earlier in the day, the BJP had given Rajya Sabha tickets to Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnav and L. Murugan, thereby making it unlikely for them to contest Lok Sabha elections.

The BJP's Central Election Committee has approved these names, Arun Singh said.

The BJP has re-nominated L. Murugan from Madhya Pradesh, while the other t...