New Delhi, January 4: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday nominated Sanjay Singh, Sushil Gupta and N D Gupta as its Rajya Sabha nominees. While Singh has been associated with the party since its inception, Sushil Gupta is a Delhi-based businessman and N D Gupta a chartered accountant.

The decision was taken at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwalā€™s residence in a meeting attended by around 56 party MLAs. The partyā€™s highest decision making body, the Political Affairs Committee (PAC), met soon after and formally approved the decision.

ā€œSushil Gupta has made big contributions in the education and health sectors in Delhi and Haryana. He provides free education to 15,000 children. ā€œNarayan Das Gupta is the former president of the ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountant of India),ā€ Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told reporters.

Disgruntled leader Kumar Vishwas, who was angling for a RS slot, did not attend the PAC meeting. He is a member of the PAC. Elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi would be held on January 16. The AAP, which enjoys a brute majority in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, is set to win all three seats. The last date to file nominations for the three Rajya Sabha seats is January 5.