The bjp offered her a seat in the legislature, but Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman turned it down, claiming she lacked the "kind of fund" needed to run in the lok sabha elections. She said that bjp president jp nadda offered her the choice to run from tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh.
 

Following a week or ten days of contemplation, I returned to say, 'Maybe not.'" I'm not contesting with that type of money. Whether it's tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh, I also have an issue. It will also depend on a number of other winnability factors that they employ. Which religion are you from—this one or another one? Are you a resident of this? She stated, "I said no, I don't think I can do it," during the TIMES NOW Summit 2024.
 

"I'm so happy they agreed with my reasoning... Therefore, I'm not contesting," she said.
 
The country's finance minister said that the Consolidated Fund of india did not belong to her when questioned why there were not enough resources to fight for elections.
 
She stated, "My salary, my earnings, and my savings are mine and not the Consolidated Fund of India" .
 

The decision Several current rajya sabha members have been fielded by the bjp for the forthcoming lok sabha elections, which start on april 19. Among them are Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rajiv Chandrasekhar, Mansukh Mandaviya, piyush Goyal, and Bhupender Yadav. Ms. Sitharaman represents karnataka in the Rajya Sabha.
 
The minister declared that she will be supporting other politicians.
 
"I plan to participate in several media appearances and accompany the candidates; for example, I'll be heading to Rajiv Chandrasekhar's campaign tomorrow. I'll be travelling for my campaign," she continued.
 

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