BHOPAL: Amid speculations that Priyanka Gandhi would be nominated to Rajya Sabha, ministers of MP's Kamal Nath government and state Congress leaders on Monday demanded that AICC general secretary be sent to the Upper House from here. In April, three seats are falling vacant from the state and two would be represented by ruling Congress’ representatives. One seat will go to the BJP.Presently, the three seats are represented by BJP national vice-president Prabhat Jha, veteran BJP leader Satyanarayan Jatiya and Congress’ Digvijaya Singh. Their tenure ends on April 9.“Madhya Pradesh is a state with a predominant SC and ST population. And former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a soft corner for these under-privileged communities,” said Sajjan Singh Verma, an SC leader known to be close to chief minister Kamal Nath. “Forty years ago, Indira Gandhi brought Kamal Nath to Madhya Pradesh and he was elected MP. Today, the political scenario is such that time has come for Priyanka Gandhi to be sent from the state for a new political start,” he argued.Soon after Sajjan Verma, there came a volley of tweets supporting the demand. Former Union minister Arun Yadav tweeted, “Time has come that honorable Rahul Gandhiji is again given charge of the party. It will be favourable if Priyanka Gandhiji is given the opportunity to represent Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha so that grassroots struggle against fascist ideology can be intensified.”Minister for urban administration Jaivardhan Singh also welcomed Priyanka Gandhi from the state. He said, “It would be a matter of delight if Priyanka Gandhi comes forward. If her name is declared, everyone will welcome it. Not just for the Congress party, Priyanka Gandhi’s leadership is necessary for the entire country. She has been very active in Uttar Pradesh politics and Congress has benefitted just not in that state but throughout the country.”Minister for law PC Sharma said that AICC president Sonia Gandhi will decide on Priyanka Gandhi’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha. If Priyanka Gandhi is nominated from Madhya Pradesh, the question would be who would be the other party candidate from here. Digvijaya Singh completes his first tenure in Rajya Sabha while senior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia’s name was being considered for the second seat.