rajya sabha election

Patna, March 13 – Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, the Bihar Legislative Assembly received a bomb threat on Friday.According to an official, the threat was sent via email, warning of a plan to blow up the Assembly premises.Taking immediate cognizance of the matter, Assembly Speaker Prem...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 – Amid growing concerns over possible horse-trading ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, the opposition Congress party in Odisha has shifted nine of its total 14 MLAs to Bengaluru in Karnataka.Meanwhile, only five Congress MLAs, including CLP leader Rama Chandra...

Bengaluru, March 13: Amidst fears of cross-voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in Odisha, the Congress party has shifted its MLAs to Bengaluru, a move widely seen as part of "resort politics" to keep its legislators united.Congress sources confirmed on Friday that the legislators were...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 The opposition BJD and the Congress in Odisha have issued directives instructing their MLAs to remain in Bhubaneswar and ensure their presence in the assembly on March 16 for the Rajya Sabha election, in which five candidates are contesting for four seats.Amid the...

Patna, March 10 RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed confidence on Tuesday that his party would win the Rajya Sabha election.RJD MP Amarendra Dhari Singh has filed his nomination papers, seeking re-election for a second consecutive term."We have an adequate number on our side, and that is why...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 No candidate withdrew from the race for the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on the last day for withdrawing nominations on Monday, leaving five nominees in the fray for four seats, and setting the stage for a contest after a gap of 12 years, officials said.The candidates...

Shimla, March 9 – Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, said on Monday that the state government is functioning in an atmosphere of instability and fear despite enjoying a clear majority in the Assembly.Thakur told the media here...

Patna, March 6 – Following Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha election, political activity in Patna has significantly increased, and meetings have begun within the National Democratic Alliance.On Friday morning, Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya...

Mumbai, March 5 Following the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, members of his family have expressed suspicion regarding the circumstances surrounding the accident.Sources said his son, Parth Pawar, along with other family members, is likely to meet...

New Delhi, March 5 – Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, and BJP president Nitin Nabin are set to be elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed, along with NCP-SP supremo and veteran politician Sharad Pawar, who will return to the upper house after filing his nomination papers...

Hyderabad, March 5 Ruling Congress candidates Abhishek Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy are expected to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Telangana, as the BRS did not field a candidate in the biennial election to the Upper House of parliament.Singhvi and Narender Reddy filed their...

Hyderabad, March 5 Congress candidates Abhishek Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy filed their nominations at the Telangana Legislative Assembly here on Thursday for the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha.The duo is contesting to fill two vacant seats in the Rajya Sabha from the state.Chief...

New Delhi, March 5 The Congress party on Thursday renominated Abhishek Singhvi and Phulo Devi Netam, two of its sitting MPs, from Telangana and Chhattisgarh for the Rajya Sabha election.The party also nominated party leader Karamvir Singh Boudh from Haryana and Anurag Sharma from Himachal...

Mumbai, March 4 – NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) Working President and MP Supriya Sule thanked the leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday for extending their support to party chief Sharad Pawar, who will contest the Rajya Sabha election from Maharashtra. The polling is scheduled for...

Shimla, March 4 The name of the Congress candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat will be announced at the time of filing the nomination on Thursday, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday.The candidate will be from Himachal Pradesh, he said while interacting with the media...

Shimla, March 3 A meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Legislative Party has been convened on March 5, the last day for filing nominations for the election to the sole Rajya Sabha seat in the state.The main opposition, the BJP, has not yet announced its entry into the fray for the March 16...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), February 26 Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday that he did not believe there was a conspiracy behind the Baramati plane crash that claimed the life of then Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, but the CBI...

Mumbai, February 26 – The newly elected Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President, Sunetra Pawar, faces multifaceted challenges, ranging from personal electoral battles to the very survival of the party faction.Her immediate focus is expected to be on further strengthening the party...