rajya sabha elections

Bhubaneswar/Bengaluru, March 15 Amidst fears of cross-voting ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, senior Congress leader and Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka on Sunday alleged that attempts were made to bribe party MLAs with ₹5 crore each while they were staying at a hotel in Bengaluru...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Sunday alleged that BJD's official Rajya Sabha candidate, Santrupt Misra, has not disclosed information about his association with the "Biju Naveen Inspirational Foundation" in his election affidavit.Odisha BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal, in a...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two people were arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs, who are staying in a resort near here, as part of BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned "Operation...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs who are staying at a resort near here as part of the BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha, who are staying at a resort near here, party sources claimed on Sunday.Fourteen MLAs, along with other Odisha Congress unit office bearers, are staying at a resort.They were...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday accused the BJP of being involved in "horse trading" in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, and asserted that such a practice is an "offence" in a democratic process.His comments came amid fears of cross-voting during the...

Shimla, March 14 Amid tight security, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs staying at two resorts in Kufri, near Shimla, visited the nearby tourist destination of Chail on Saturday.In an attempt to keep its members united, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polling for...

Shimla, March 14 Amid tight security, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs staying at two resorts in Kufri, near Shimla, visited the nearby tourist destination of Chail on Saturday.In an attempt to maintain party unity, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh on Friday, ahead of the...

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...

Chandigarh, March 14 Haryana BJP MLAs held a meeting here on Saturday to strategize for the Rajya Sabha elections on Monday for two seats in the state.There was also a training session for the MLAs, especially the first-timers, to explain the voting process to them in detail.Chief Minister...

Chandigarh, March 14 – Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16 in Haryana, the ruling BJP on Saturday brought together its 48 MLAs, along with supporting Independent Legislators, in buses to a private hotel located in Sector 35, Chandigarh, sparking political speculation about...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Friday issued a directive, asking all its MLAs to be present in the assembly for voting in the Rajya Sabha elections on March 16.Government whip Saroj Pradhan, in a statement, asked the party MLAs to be present on the assembly premises from 9...

Patna, March 13 The Bihar Assembly received a bomb threat via email on Friday morning, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said.The email threat was received at 11:11 am, prompting Secretary Khyati Singh to inform Speaker Prem Kumar, they added.Kumar took note of the threat and...

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...

Srinagar, March 13 – Members of the ruling National Conference (NC) in Parliament called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday and submitted a memorandum highlighting issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir.A statement issued by the NC said that members of...

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...

Chandigarh, March 13 With polling for two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana to take place on March 16 and three candidates in the fray, Congress MLAs on Friday moved to an undisclosed location, with sources saying they would head to Himachal Pradesh and return just before the voting.In what appears...

Patna, March 13 – The MP-MLA Court in Patna has granted relief to jailed MLA Anant Singh, allowing him to cast his vote in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.The court ruled on Friday that Singh will be brought to the Bihar Legislative Assembly under police custody to participate in the voting...