New Delhi: Former Reserve Financial institution of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has categorically dismissed all hypothesis that he may very well be within the reckoning for a Rajya Sabha seat. He stated his conferences with “politicians from totally different events” solely concerned “trade in views”. The assertion got here after a number of media reviews stated Rajan may very well be a candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election, fielded by the Congress or the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from Maharashtra.
“There was some hypothesis within the press about my current conferences and a Rajya Sabha seat. I’ve not mentioned a Rajya Sabha seat with any get together,” Rajan stated in a LinkedIn put up.
“I’m an educational, not a politician. My conferences with politicians from totally different events sometimes contain an trade in views concerning the present financial state of affairs in India, and their hopes for the longer term,” he added.
The hearsay surrounding his candidature for the Rajya Sabha began after he just lately met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshri, the latter’s residence in Mumbai. Thackeray’s son and MLA Aaditya Thackeray was additionally current through the assembly. In an Instagram put up, Aaditya later stated: “Really a delight to host Raghuram Rajan ji at our dwelling, Matoshri. Other than his already huge contribution to our economic system in numerous roles, together with being the Governor of the RBI, we strongly imagine the way forward for the Indian economic system should be guided by such people with a imaginative and prescient for the longer term.”
Elections to 56 Rajya Sabha seats throughout 15 states will happen on February 27 to fill seats vacated by members retiring in April 2024, the Election Fee of India introduced earlier this week.
Six Rajya Sabha seats are falling vacant from Maharashtra, with the phrases of present MPs Prakash Javadekar, Kumar Ketkar, Anil Desai, V Muralidharan, Vandana Chavan and Narayan Rane ending on April 2.