BJP MP from Saran in Bihar, Rajiv Pratap Rudy maintained his dominance in the election club of India elections for more than 25 years.

Officials said that in the election held on Tuesday (July 12), all the members of Rudy’s panel won except one. The club usually consists of elections for the posts of Secretary (Administration), Secretary (Sports), Secretary (Culture), Treasurer and 11 Executive Member.

Congress leader Rajiv Shukla was already elected unopposed to the post of Secretary (Sports) after withdrawing the nomination of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Pradeep Kumar Verma. Similarly, DMK MP Thiruchi Shiva won the post of Secretary (Culture) after withdrawing the nomination of former BJP MP Pradeep Gandhi.

The post of treasurer was also unopposed. Actually, former MP of Bharat Rashtra Samithi A.K. P. Jitendra Reddy withdrew nominations. After this, DMK MP P. Wilson won.

Which parties do 11 leaders belong to?

Members of BJP, Congress, Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress were involved in the panel of Rajiv Pratap Rudy. The members selected in the 11-member executive committee include four members of BJP, two of Congress, SP, TMC, RSP, BJD and one each of Shiv Sena.

Among the 11 leaders, Naresh Aggarwal (BJP), Prasoon Banerjee (TMC), Pradeep Gandhi (BJP), Naveen Jindal (BJP), Deepender Singh Hooda (Congress), N. Of. Premchandran (RSP), Pradeep Kumar Verma (BJP), Jasbir Singh Gill (Congress), Kalikesh Narayan Singh Dev (BJD), Srirang Appa Baran (Shiv Sena) and Akshay Yadav (SP) are included.

How many votes did Rajiv Pratap Rudy get?

Rudy defeated Jat leader Sanjeev Balyan of his own party by 100 votes in the election of the post of secretary. The special thing was that in this election, veterans like Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former president Sonia Gandhi voted.

The ex -officio Speaker of the Constitution Club of India is the Lok Sabha Speaker, but the Secretary plays an important role in its executive functioning. Rajiv Pratap Rudy got 391 votes, while Balyan got 291 votes. Officials said that out of the total voters of 1,295 current and former MPs, more than 680 valid votes were cast, which is one of the highest voting in the election of club officials so far.

The club, built for MPs in the 1940s, has conference room, coffee club and an outdoor cafe. Along with the lounge for MPs, there is also billiards room, gym, unisex salon and swimming pool.

After the victory, Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, “This is a wonderful victory of all MPs and all of those who came to vote and supported the team’s untiring efforts for the last two decades, this is a great experience.”

Election made a lot of headlines

In this contest of BJP vs BJP, opposition IDIA coalition member Rudy was seen united, while Balyan was promoted by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. Balian received more support from BJP members. However, some of them also voted for the current officer Rudy.

The election of the club this time caused trends and many news on social media. Rudy’s personal engagement, his relations with Bihar and ethnic equations were also important, especially because his rival Sanjeev Balyan was not seen taking special interest in the work of the club earlier. Balyan Modi has been a minister in the cabinet.

Interestingly, during the campaign, both the candidates avoided the controversy, but words like ‘Thakur vs Jat’ and ‘BJP vs BJP’ continued to be used.

Nishikant Dubey’s big gesture

Nishikant Dubey indicated that Rudy got support from opposition parties. Dubey said that Balyan’s strength was the effect that Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge came to vote.

He claimed that when Jayaprakash Aggarwal of Congress contested against Rudy in 2005 and 2010, neither Gandhi nor any minister of the then UPA government voted.

TMC

A club official said that before this election, Rudy had never faced an election challenge, as he was the then Lok Sabha Speaker G. MC Balayogi nominated this post. After this, elections started in 2009 for the posts.

Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghosh claimed on X about the election results that Amit Shah and BJP President J.K. Candidates supported by P. Nadda, with whom Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju and some governors also voted.

Did Sanjeev Balyan say?

After the defeat of Rudy, former MP from Muzaffarnagar Sanjeev Balyan said that I accept the mandate received in the Constitution Club Election with patience and introspection. This pattern of struggle will remain unchanged, because continuity in democracy is the real victory. Heartfelt gratitude to all the honorable members and congratulations to the winning candidate Rajiv Pratap Rudy. ”

BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy has won the election of the Constitution Club. On this occasion, he said that I have won by more than 100 votes and if it is multiplied by 1000 votes, then this number becomes 1 lakh. This is the victory of my panel. Everyone got up from their party and cast his vote. There were Congress, SP, TMC and independent MPs in my panel. I have got the fruits of my hard work for the last two decades.

BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy defeated former MP of his own party Sanjeev Balyan in the election for the post of Secretary of the Constitution Club of India. There was a thorn collision between the two. Rudy has been holding this post for the last 25 years and this time too he retained the victory.

Presence of veteran leaders in elections
Political veterans took part in the polling held on August 12. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former Congress President Sonia Gandhi were present in it. A total of 707 votes were cast in the voting, out of which 38 were cast through ballot paper.

Counting collision
Counting saw a collision of thorns. In the first 5 rounds, the match between Rudy and Balyan was equal. Rudy took the lead in the 13th round and finally won. The contest became even more interesting due to being two candidates of the same party. After the victory, Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that this is the election of all parties. The true nature of democracy was seen here. People came from all over the country, elections were concluded in a good environment. Before the election, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had claimed that there will be change and Sanjeev Balyan will become the new secretary. He had said that this club is only for MP, former MP and his family. There is no place for other classes in this.

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There is a close fight between BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and former MP Sanjeev Balyan in the high profile election of Delhi -based Constitution Club of India. After five rounds, Rudy got 48 votes and Balyan got 46 votes. It does not include postal ballot.

Veterans cast their votes

Other veterans including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Smriti Irani, Jaya Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut cast their votes in this election.

Journalists covering Lutyens Delhi say that Rudy has got the support of the party’s Delhi-Lutian camp, while Ballian got the support of the UP-West camp. Ethnic equations and regional politics made this election interesting.

What did they say Rajiv Pratap Rudy?

Rajiv Pratap is happy after voting Rudy Said that when Congress leader Sonia, Mallikarjuna Kharge She came with and from our party Amit Shah and JP Nadda If you come Constitution Club There was a true sense of democracy in the election of. So many congratulations to everyone. The results are still awaited.

Nishikant Dubey supports Sanjeev Balyan

At the same time, BJP MP from Godda, Jharkhand, who is supporting Sanjeev Balyan, said that for the first time in history, about 660 voters out of 1,250 voters cast their votes. You can guess that Bharatiya Janata Party National President, Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Union Minister, came to cast their votes, I am confident that Sanjeev Balyan will be the new secretary of this club and after that the management of the club will be better.

Who is Rajiv Pratap Rudy?

Pilot by profession Rajiv Pratap Rudy won the Lok Sabha election on a BJP ticket from Chhapra seat in Bihar for the first time in 1996. After this, he won the 1999 elections and was an MP till 2004. In 2001, he became a minister in the Vajpayee government. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he was defeated by Lalu Yadav from Chhapra seat. After this he was sent to Rajya Sabha in 2010. In 2014, he fought and won from Saran seat. He then defeated Rabri Devi. After the victory, he became a minister in the Modi government. He was a minister till August 2017.

Rajiv Pratap Rudy also won from Saran seat in 2019 and 2024 elections. In the 2024 election, he defeated Lalu Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya by a minor margin. Rudy got 471,752 votes. At the same time, Rohini got 4,58,091 votes.

Who is Sanjeev Balyan?

Sanjeev Balyan is considered a big Jat leader of western Uttar Pradesh. Balyan won from the seat of Muzaffarnagar in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. However, he suffered defeat in the 2024 election. He has also been a minister in the Modi cabinet.

There is a contest between BJP leaders Sanjeev Balyan and Rajiv Pratap Rudy in the election of the Constitution Club of India. BJP MP Kangana Ranaut laughed and said that for the first time BJP is BJP. In such a situation, there is a slight confusing atmosphere for new people like us. We are asking our seniors. It has been a few months to join the Constitution Club. Let’s see how it is now?

Results will come till late evening today

Rajiv Pratap Rudy is a five -time MP. Sanjeev Balyan has been a minister at the center. Voting has started from 11 am on Tuesday (August 12) and the results will come by late evening. Rudy and Balyan Club’s Governing Council-Secretary (Administration) is in the fray for the most important post.

Elections are being held after 25 years

More than 1200 members will vote in this election. Rajiv Pratir Rudy has been in the post of Governing Council-Secretary (Administration) for the last 25 years. On the election being held after 25 years, Congress leader Udit Raj said that elections were not being held for so many years, this is a wrong thing. Now it seems that elections will be held on time. 25 years are a very large period. It should not happen for such a large period that there is no election. He smiled and said that if we tell here now, then voting will no longer mean.

What did Sanjeev Balyan say?

Sanjeev Balyan said on this election that it is different from party politics. This is a platform of MPs and former MPs. We all gather here. There is discussion for the country by rising above the party. This election should not be linked to the party.

This time a lot of excitement- Mahua Maji

JMM Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji said that this time there is a lot of excitement. Everyone is trying to stay in their respective people. This is next to the Parliament.

Who will win this time in the Constitution Club of India election? This question is coming to everyone’s mind. Voting is going on for the election and the competition is between Dr. Sanjeev Balyan and Rajiv Rudy.

BJP MP from Godda in Jharkhand Nishikant Dubey has made a big prediction about this. He has claimed that this time only Dr. Balyan will win. MP Nishikant Dubey says, “This club has gone into the hands of IAS-IPS, IFS and Pilot. This club has to be taken out from there. This club has to be given only in the hands of MP and former MP. So Dr. Balyan has to win.”

VIDEO | At the constitution club poll, BJP mp nishikant dubey (@nishikant_dubey) Says, “The club has come under the control of IPS officers, pilots and others; it should be taken out of their hands and give exclusively to serving and former mps.”

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– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) August 12, 2025

Current and former MP of BJP
Let me tell you, voting has been going on since Tuesday (August 12) for the post of Secretary of Constitution Club. The contest is also considered interesting because BJP’s 7 -time BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy is standing in front of BJP’s former BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan.

Rajiv Pratap Rudy has been posted unopposed for the last 25 years as Secretary. However, this time Sanjeev Balyan decided to challenge him and make the election fun. Both MP and former MP will decide the fate of BJP leaders.

When will the Constitution Club election results come?
The Constitution Club of India was established in 1947. It is considered a social platform for MPs and former MPs. In such a situation, MPs and former MPs of all parties are coming to vote in this election. The counting of votes will start from 5.00 pm on August 12. It is believed that there will be more than 500 votes, because there is a lot of enthusiasm among MPs.

Lutyens Delhi’s prestigious Constitution Club of India is currently at the center of political stir. This time in the election of the post of secretary of the club to be held on 12 August 2025, this time the contest is between two BJP veteran leaders Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Sanjeev Kumar Ballian. Voting will be held from 11 am to 4 pm, while the counting of votes will start from 5 pm and the results will be declared by late evening.

This election is not just a club post, but also the election of prestige between two veteran leaders of BJP. According to sources, Rudy has the support of the party’s “Delhi-Luties” camp, while Ballian gets the “UP-West” camp. Ethnic equations and regional politics are also making this competition more interesting.

The special thing about this election is that there are about 1200 MPs and former MP voters, including many big leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge. On August 12, voting will be held from 11 am to 4 pm and counting will start from 5 pm.

Why is the election special?

1. Reputation vs. Management Skills- The post of Secretary is not just an administrative responsibility, but it determines the identity of the club, the quality of its events and the scope of networking. The person sitting here becomes the center of many informal dialogues of the politics of the country.

2. Old experience vs new energy- This time there are also candidates in the election whose parliamentary experience is old, but this is his first challenge in the administration of the club. On the other hand, experienced candidates are making the success of their long networks and old events their strength.

3. Important place in Delhi’s power diary- Club programs include policy-makers, journalists, diplomats and experts from various fields. The secretary here plays a central role in the operation of this ‘power network’.

4. Social connections above politics- Even though membership comes from political background, the club also has big events on sports, culture, literature and social issues. The result of this election will decide how the priorities of these activities will be in the coming years.

5. Fast election campaign- Candidates have been engaged in supporting personal meetings, dinner meetings and phone calls for the last few weeks. Here, not the election symbol of any party, but individual image and relationships win.

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In the corridors of the club, the process of gathering support through ‘Cup tea talks’ and ‘dinner diplomacy’ is going on at this time. Senior members say that the election here is a contest of “relationships and trusts”, where every vote comes out of personal connection. For this reason, both the candidates of the post of Secretary are trying to hold a formal and informal meeting in all places from Parliament Canteens to themselves.

With the results of August 12, it will be decided who will be the face of the Constitution Club in the coming time, which will retain the tradition, or he will make the club’s identity more comprehensive with new experiments.