Uttarakhand: BJP springs surprise, nominates CM Dhami's former PRO as RS candidate

By Prithviraj Singh Dehradun, Oct 4 (UNI) BJP's central leadership pulled a big surprise for its rank and file in Uttarakhand by picking Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's former PRO and lesser-known dalit face Dinesh Arya as Rajya Sabha candidate from the state. According to the Election Commission of India notification, polling for the state's lone Rajya Sabha seat will take place on October 16 to replace sitting member Naresh Bansal, who will retire on November 25 along with 10 others from Uttar Pradesh. A day after the party concluded its series of state-level organisational meetings with newly appointed state…