rajya sabha elections

Patna/Bhabua, March 9 A day after formally joining the JD(U), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant Kumar, said on Monday that he will embark on a statewide tour of all 38 districts of the state in the coming days.Speaking to reporters after garlanded the statue of his mother, Manju...

Chennai, March 9 – Six candidates from major political parties in Tamil Nadu were unopposed elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, on Monday. This was because the number of candidates matched the number of seats available.The elected candidates include DMK leaders Tiruchi...

Patna, March 9 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed central observers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in three states – Bihar, Haryana, and Odisha – on Monday.The announcement was made through a press release issued by the party’s national general secretary, Arun Singh...

New Delhi/Gandhinagar, March 9 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi as its central observer for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana, according to an official release on Monday.The announcement was made by BJP National General...

Shimla, March 9 BJP leader Rajinder Rana has accused the Congress of selling its only Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, days after the ruling party nominated an unlikely candidate – Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma.While party leaders, including former Union...

New Delhi, March 8 BJP chief Nitin Nabin appointed central observers for Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, Haryana, and Odisha on Monday.Union minister Harsh Malhotra and Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma have been appointed as central observers for the Bihar elections, according...

The BJP has appointed central observers for the upcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha in Bihar, Odisha, and Haryana. Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma and Union Minister Harsh Malhotra will be the party observers in Bihar, while Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 The opposition BJD on Sunday strongly objected to the BJP-backed Independent Rajya Sabha candidate, Dilip Ray, claiming that former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, an iconic figure in the state, was his mentor and seeking votes from all parties.The BJD alleged that...

Patna, March 8 – Nishant Kumar, the son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is set to formally join the Janata Dal(United) on Sunday afternoon in Patna, marking his entry into active politics.The joining ceremony is scheduled at 1 p.m. at the party office in the presence of senior leaders...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Intensifying the campaign for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Odisha, the opposition-backed common candidate, Datteswar Hota, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Saturday, while BJP-backed Independent candidate Dilip Ray expressed confidence of...

Patna, March 7 JD(U) MLA Hari Narayan Singh, a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Saturday claimed that a "unanimous" decision has been taken to make the party supremo's son Nishant the deputy CM in the new government to be formed upon his father's resignation.Singh, the MLA...

Patna, March 7 JD(U) MLA Hari Narayan Singh, a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Saturday claimed that a "unanimous" decision has been taken to make the party supremo's son Nishant the deputy CM in the new government to be formed upon his father's resignation.Singh, the MLA...

Patna, March 7 – Former Speaker and senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence, 1 Anne Marg in Patna, on Saturday, after being appointed as the new Governor of Nagaland.During the meeting, the Chief Minister congratulated him on his new...

Patna, March 7 – Political activity in Bihar has intensified ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, with alliance partners engaging in consultations over strategy.Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the latter’s residence in Patna on Saturday...

Kolkata, March 7 The TMC wrote to the Election Commission, alleging procedural irregularities in the scrutiny of nomination papers of BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate Rahul Sinha, and claimed that "discrepancies" in his election affidavit were overlooked by the returning officer.In the March 6...

Mumbai, March 7 Due to coalition politics, the Shiv Sena (UBT) was forced to announce its support for Sharad Pawar for the single winnable Rajya Sabha seat, and has now virtually staked its claim for the "sure-shot" seat that the MVA can win in the legislative council elections for Uddhav...

Patna, March 7 Nishant Kumar, the son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is set to formally join the JD(U) on Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said.Nishant's joining will take place at the party's headquarters here in the presence of senior leaders...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Odisha's BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha on Friday and attended marathon official programmes...

Mumbai, March 6 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said on Friday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) reached a consensus on fielding NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra only after he sought clarifications on the proposed merger of the two Nationalist...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates from Odisha on Friday, ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha and attended marathon official programmes...