rajya sabha elections

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and the party's nominee, Santrupt Misra, along with the opposition parties' joint candidate, Dr. Datteswar Hota, filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections on Thursday.Former Chief Minister and BJD president, Naveen...

Mumbai, March 5 Six candidates from the Mahayuti alliance, including Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and BJP leader Vinod Tawde, along with opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi nominee Sharad Pawar, filed their nominations on Thursday for the seven Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra that will become...

Patna, March 5 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Nitin Nabin were among five NDA candidates who filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday.They filed the papers in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the office of Assembly Secretary...

Chandigarh, March 5 Satish Nandal, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Haryana assembly elections, announced on Thursday that he will file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Haryana as an Independent.With Nandal entering the race, the Rajya Sabha elections are set to witness...

New Delhi, March 5 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin filed his nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday, paving the way for his entry into the Upper House.Nitin Nabin, accompanied by a group of BJP leaders and supporters, submitted his...

Patna, March 5 Amid intense political developments in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections.All five candidates, including Nitin Nabin, Shivesh Kumar Ram, and Upendra Kushwaha of the ruling alliance, also submitted their...

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar submitted his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections today. The nomination was filed at the Bihar Legislative Assembly in Patna before the Secretary. Prominent leaders present included Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Two BJD candidates in Odisha – senior leader Santrupt Misra and prominent urologist Datteswar Hota – filed their nominations in the assembly secretariat here on Thursday.Misra and Hota submitted their nomination papers in the presence of BJD president and former chief...

Three candidates filed their nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Assam on Thursday. The nominations were submitted to the Returning Officer by the ruling NDA – BJP's Jogen Mohan and Terash Gowala, along with UPPL's Pramod Boro.Notably, no opposition or independent...

Chennai, March 5 – Four candidates from major political parties filed their nomination papers on Thursday for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu, scheduled to fill six seats that will become vacant next month.Among those who submitted their nominations at the Tamil Nadu...

Patna, March 5 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Nitin Nabin filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday.The two leaders submitted their nomination papers in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the office of Assembly Secretary Khyati...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Congress party on Thursday described Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s announcement to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections as a betrayal of the people of Bihar, asserting that the NDA sought votes from them by projecting him as the CM.Speaking to IANS...

Shimla, March 5 The Congress has chosen an unexpected candidate for the single Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh: the president of the Kangra District Congress Committee, Anurag Sharma.Union Minister Anand Sharma and former state Congress president Pratibha Singh, along with other...

Patna, March 5 – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Thursday that he would contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, triggering dramatic political developments in Patna.Soon after the news broke, large numbers of workers from the Janata Dal (United) gathered outside the Chief...

New Delhi, March 5 With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announcing that he will be contesting the Rajya Sabha elections, the Congress said on Thursday that a "leadership coup and regime change orchestrated by G2" has taken place and is a "huge betrayal" of the people's mandate.Kumar...

Patna, March 5 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to file his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday, according to JD(U) leaders.Kumar may file his nomination papers at the state assembly around 11 am, they said.BJP president Nitin Nabin will also file his...

Patna, March 4 Bihar minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary confirmed on Wednesday that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was considering contesting the Rajya Sabha elections, a move that could effectively end the tenure of the state's longest-serving chief minister.Chaudhary, the state parliamentary...

Patna, March 4 – With just one day left to file nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has yet to announce its candidates, fueling speculation in political circles in Bihar.Senior JD-U leader Vijay Kumar Choudhary said in Patna on Wednesday evening that the...

Chennai, March 4 – The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is likely to nominate senior party leader M. Thambidurai and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss as candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu, scheduled for March 16.The Election...

Patna, March 4 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was considering the option of contesting the Rajya Sabha elections, a state minister said on Wednesday, a day before the deadline for filing nomination papers for the biennial elections to the Upper House of Parliament.State Parliamentary...