Bhubaneswar, March 16 The ruling BJP won two of the four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha on Monday, while the opposition BJD and an Independent candidate backed by a saffron party secured one seat each in the biennial elections held here, officials said.Returning Officer and Odisha Assembly...
Bhubaneswar, March 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday responded to his predecessor and BJD president Naveen Patnaik over the latter's remarks on cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, saying that his comments describing some MLAs as having a "criminal past" were an affront...
Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused the Congress of acting as the "B-team" of the BJP on Monday, citing developments in the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha and Bihar."The results of today's Rajya Sabha elections once again confirm the reality that the...
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New Delhi, March 9 Bihar's longest-serving chief minister Nitish Kumar and new BJP president Nitin Nabin were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar as the ruling NDA swept the elections held in three states for 11 seats of the Upper House on Monday.Of the total 37 vacancies of Rajya Sabha...
Bhubaneswar, March 16 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday that the victory of BJP and BJP-backed candidates in the Rajya Sabha biennial elections reflects the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while criticizing remarks made by Leader of the Opposition Naveen...
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Bhubaneswar, March 16 The ruling BJP won two of the four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha on Monday, while the opposition BJD and an independent candidate backed by a saffron party secured one seat each in the biennial elections held here, officials said.Returning Officer and Odisha Assembly...
Chandigarh, March 16 Voting for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana concluded at 4 pm on Monday.While the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), which has two legislators, abstained from voting, the Congress MLAs, who were shifted to Himachal Pradesh, returned shortly after the polling began at 9 am...
Bhubaneswar, March 16 At least five MLAs from the opposition BJD and Congress reportedly voted in favor of the BJP-backed Independent candidate, Dilip Ray, in the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, which are currently underway.The polling for the RS elections is being held in the state after a...
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Chandigarh, March 16 – Voting took place on Monday for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana, with Congress MLAs who had been moved to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the election returning to the city and casting their votes, along with several other prominent MLAs.BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Karamvir...
Chandigarh, March 16 Voting was underway on Monday for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana, with candidates from the BJP, Congress, and an Independent contesting.BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Karamvir Singh Boudh of the Congress, and Independent candidate Satish Nandal are in the race for the two...
Shimla, March 16 As many as 31 Haryana Congress MLAs, who had been staying in Himachal Pradesh since Friday evening, left for Chandigarh from Kasauli in the Solan district on Monday morning, under tight security, to participate in the Rajya Sabha elections.The Haryana MLAs were seen raising...
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Bhubaneswar, March 15 Amidst fears of cross-voting and allegations of "horse trading," Odisha will hold Rajya Sabha elections after a gap of 12 years on Monday, as five candidates are contesting for four seats in the Upper House of Parliament.This time, the Rajya Sabha elections have turned...
Shimla, March 15 A day before the Rajya Sabha elections, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs, who were staying at two resorts in Kufri near Shimla, were shifted to Kasauli in the Solan district amid tight security and through the rain and hail that lashed the state capital and adjoining areas on Sunday...
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Shimla, March 15 A day before the Rajya Sabha elections, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs, who were staying at two resorts near Shimla, left for an undisclosed destination amid tight security and through the rain and hail that lashed the state capital and adjoining areas on Sunday evening.The Congress...
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Bhubaneswar, March 14 BJD president Naveen Patnaik accused the BJP of "horse trading" in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on Saturday, and asserted that such a practice is an "offence" in a democratic process.His comments came amid concerns about cross-voting in the biennial...
Bhubaneswar, March 14 – Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik has raised concerns about alleged "horse-trading" attempts by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for Monday.Reacting to the...
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Chandigarh/Shimla, March 13 – In an attempt to maintain party unity, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polling for two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana on March 16, according to sources.BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Congress' Karamvir Singh Boudh, and BJP-backed...
Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar alleged on Friday that the BJP is pressuring Congress MLAs from Odisha and offering them lucrative incentives to cross-vote in favor of its Rajya Sabha candidate, amid fears of "Operation Lotus".Shivakumar, who is the head of...
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Chandigarh, March 13 – In an attempt to maintain party unity, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polling for two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana on March 16, according to sources.The key contenders in the election are BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Congress' Karamvir Singh...
Bengaluru, March 13 The Congress has moved a group of its legislators from Odisha to Bengaluru ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16, amid apprehensions of cross-voting.According to Congress sources, around eight MLAs from the party’s Odisha unit were flown from Bhubaneswar...