Dehradun, Jul 2: Another BJP MLA in Uttarakhand has been accused of rape by a former party colleague.

A case of rape was lodged against Jwalapur MLA Suresh Rathore at Bahadarabad police station in Haridwar on Thursday night after a lower court's order.

The legislator has been accused of rape and criminal intimidation, police said.

Rathore is the second MLA from Uttarakhand after Dwarahat MLA Mahesh Negi against whom such serious charges have been levelled.

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Bengaluru: The BJP has released a list of its candidates for the upcoming legislative council elections of the graduate and teacher constituencies scheduled for June 3.

In a announcement released by BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh, the following nominations were announced, Amarnath Patil for the North East Graduate Constituency, Dr. Dhananjaya Sarji for the South West Graduate Constituency, A. Deve Gowda for the Bengaluru Graduate Constituency, Y. A. Narayanaswamy for the South East Teachers Constituency, EC Ningaraju for the South Teachers Constituency.