Rajya Sabha Elections

Rajya Sabha Polls Set For Thursday Deferred Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 24, 2020

The Rajya Sabha election scheduled for Thursday has been deferred amid India's fight against coronavirus. The Election Commission will review the situation after March 31.

Rajya Sabha Polls: 37 Elected Unopposed, Election To 18 Seats On March 26

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 19, 2020

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh were among 37 candidates elected unopposed on Wednesday to Rajya Sabha as the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended.

All Five Bengal Candidates For Rajya Sabha Elected Unopposed

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 18, 2020

Four Trinamool Congress candidates and a CPI(M) nominee for the five Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal were declared elected unopposed on Wednesday, officials said.

BJP Using "Money" And "Power" In Rajya Sabha Elections, Says Nawab Malik

India News | ANI | Wednesday March 18, 2020

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik today said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is using "money" and "muscle" power in Rajya Sabha elections.

Jyotiraditya Scindia Omitted Pending Cases Detail In Rajya Sabha Papers: Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 17, 2020

Returning officer AP Singh on Monday asked representatives of two Rajya Sabha nominees of the BJP, including Jyotiraditya Scindia, to give replies on Tuesday to written objections submitted against their nomination papers.

Congress Suspends 5 Gujarat Rebel MLAs, Flies Out 22 For Safe-Keeping

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday March 17, 2020

The Congress on Monday suspended five MLAs who have quit the Gujarat assembly just days before the Rajya Sabha elections, leaving the party in danger of losing one of its sure-shot seats in the house dominated by the opposition.

Four Gujarat Congress MLAs Resign Ahead Of Rajya Saba Polls

India News | Sunday March 15, 2020

Four Congress MLAs in Gujarat have tendered their resignation to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi ahead of the election to the four Rajya Sabha seats in the state to be held on March 26, prompting the opposition party to shift at least 24 MLAs to Jaipur on Sunday.

In Assam, Opposition Unites To Support Anti-CAA Activist For Rajya Sabha Polls

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday March 13, 2020

The stage is getting set in Assam for elections to three Rajya Sabha seats on March 26. And the Rajya Sabha elections have brought together two unlikely opponents together.

Jyotiraditya Scindia Files Nomination For Rajya Sabha Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 13, 2020

Former Union minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday filed his nomination in Bhopal for the March 26 Rajya Sabha elections.

Days After Joining BJP, Jyotiraditya Scindia Files Rajya Sabha Papers

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday March 13, 2020

BJP's Jyotiraditya Scindia has filed nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections due in Madhya Pradesh on March 26, in which he will face senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, who filed his papers on Thursday

Assam Next? BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma's Remark Spells Trouble For Congress

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday March 12, 2020

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the BJP's go-to figure in the North East, has claimed that at least one Congress MLA has expressed a desire to join the ruling party

After Jyotiraditya Scindia Switch, BJP Eyes Bonus Rajya Sabha Seat

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday March 12, 2020

Digvijaya Singh filed nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 26, where he will face two BJP candidates, including former Congress Lok Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia

Digvijaya Singh Files Nomination For Rajya Sabha Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 12, 2020

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Thursday filed his nomination here for the March 26 Rajya Sabha election.

BJP Announces Candidates For 5 More Rajya Sabha Seats

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 12, 2020

The BJP on Thursday announced names of five more candidates for the March 26 Rajya Sabha polls

Sharad Pawar's Assets Grow By Rs 60 Lakh In 6 Years: Poll Affidavit

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 12, 2020

NCP chief Sharad Pawar's assets have gone up by Rs 60 lakh in the last six years to Rs 32.73 crore, as per the affidavit filed by him.