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RS polls: Sitharaman, Surjewala, Maken among those to file nominations

Sitharaman, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Ajay Maken and Rajeev Shukla and media baron Subhas Chandra were among those who filed their nominations on Tuesday for the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls.

Seechewal, Sahney file nominations for Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab

Noted environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal and entrepreneur and social activist Vikramjit Singh Sahney filed their nomination papers for two Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab

Rajasthan: Congress, BJP candidates to file nominations for RS polls today

The candidates of the ruling Congress in Rajasthan and opposition BJP will file their nominations on Tuesday for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on June 10. Tuesday is the last day for filing nominations for the biennial polls, which will be held on four seats in the state. Congress has given tickets to senior leaders Mukul Wasnik, Pramod Tiwari and Randeep Singh Surjewala while BJP has named former minister Ghanshyam Tiwari as its candidate. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on June 1, while nominations can be withdrawn till June 3 and if necessary, the voting will be held on June 10. All the three candidates of the Congress party reached Jaipur from Delhi on Monday, the party said. They were received by Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra, party leader Pushpendra Bharadwaj and others. The Congress leaders later made a courtesy visit to Speaker of the Assembly CP Joshi at his residence here. In the evening, they also met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at his

RS nominations for 57 seats in 15 states roil leaders across parties

Elections are due on June 10 and will be an important element in the presidential election to be held in July

Rumblings in Congress after list of 10 candidates for RS polls released

The Congress on Sunday announced candidates for the polls, fielding former Union ministers P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and Ajay Maken as well as party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala

BJP's Shambhu Sharan Patel to file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls today

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the list of 16 candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections which are scheduled to take place on June 10

Yogi Adityanath discusses strategy for Rajya Sabha in BJP working committee

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working committee on Sunday morning, said the sources.The meeting was held to discuss the preparations for celebrations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's eight years in office and the strategy for the upcoming by-polls to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha biennial elections, and the Legislative Council polls, added the sources.About 600 party officials attended the meeting including Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, State President and minister Swatantra Dev Singh, State General Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Sunil Bansal, and National Vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party. Radha Mohan Singh.The meeting was held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scientific Convention Center.Earlier on Wednesday, the Election Commission released the schedule for the bypolls to the parliamentary and assembly constituencies in five states and Delhi. The bypolls will be held in Punjab, ...

Akhilesh uses RS elections to forge alliances for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

If political analysts are to be believed, Akhilesh's reason for supporting Kapil Sibal is that it will give the party a loud voice in the Rajya Sabha, while the internal differences in the party will

AAP fields two Padma Shree awardees for Rajya Sabha polls from Punjab

The AAP has fielded environmental activist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal and businessman-turned-philanthropist Vikramjit Singh Sahney for the Rajya Sabha polls from Punjab

Seechewal, Sahney to be AAP candidates for Rajya Sabha from Punjab

The Aam Aadmi Party nominated environmentalist Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and entrepreneur, philanthropist, social activist Vikramjit Singh Sahni as its candidates for Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab

Rajya Sabha polls: MVA govt, NCP cornered, misled Sambhaji, says Fadnavis

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said the MVA government and NCP chief Sharad Pawar misled and cornered Sambhaji Chhatrapati in the run up to the polls for six Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra

Samajwadi Party fields RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary for Rajya Sabha polls

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary will be the joint candidate of the Samajwadi Party and RLD for the Rajya Sabha elections

RS polls: Shiv Sena's Raut, Sanjay Pawar to file nomination on Thursday

Shiv Sena's chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said he and party colleague Sanjay Pawar will on Thursday file their nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. Shiv Sena's Kolhapur district president Sanjay Pawar will be the party's second candidate for the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls, Raut had said on Tuesday, in a clear snub to former MP Sambhaji Chhatrpati who was seeking support for his candidature. The Sena, which heads the coalition government in Maharashtra, will contest two Rajya Sabha seats and ensure victory in both, asserted Raut, whom the party has given a fourth consecutive term in the Upper House of Parliament. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Raut said, "The Shiv Sena leaders had a discussion with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and it has been decided that Sanjay Pawar and I will file our nominations for the Rajya Sabha polls on Thursday. There is no question of supporting Sambhajiraje anymore." He said CM Thackeray will be present when they

Sibal, Anand Sharma, Chidambaram in race for RS polls slated next month

The Karnataka Congress is contemplating to field Priyanka for the Rajya Sabha from the state to boost the party ahead of next year's Assembly elections

Aaditya Thackeray postpones Ayodhya visit to June 15 amid RS elections

Maharashtra Tourism Minister, Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray will visit Ayodhya on June 15 instead of June 10 as scheduled earlier in view of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, Sena MP Sanjay Raut

Rajya Sabha elections to 57 seats from 15 states on June 10: EC

Elections will be held on June 10 to fill 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states falling vacant due to the retirement of members on different dates between June and August, the Election Commission said

Congress claims cross-voting by AIUDF in Assam Rajya Sabha elections

The senior Congress leader questioned the AIUDF naming its agent for the election without consulting the other parties in the Opposition camp

HP University VC files nomination as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha poll

The election to one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Himachal Pradesh has been necessitated as Congress MP Anand Sharma is completing his term on April 2

Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha among 5 candidates nominated by AAP to RS

AAP also nominates IIT Delhi faculty Sandeep Pathak, industrialist Sanjeev Arora and educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal to Rajya Sabha

Ahead of RS polls, Assam CM says many Congress MLAs likely to join BJP

BJP has fielded Pabitra Gogoi Margherita for Rajya Sabha polls whereas Congress has fielded Assam PCC president Ripun Bora