Surjewala, who has not won any major election in recent times and Imran Pratapgarhi, who contested and lost 2019 general elections to Samajwadi Party's S T Hasan, are being nominated to Rajya Sabha.
Varun Grover was earlier accused of sexually abusing a woman. During the #metoo movement in 2018, an anonymous lady stated to be his college junior at BHU accused Grover of sexually harassing her under the guise of auditioning for a play.