Rajya Sabha Elections

Congress' DK Shivakumar Visits Income Tax HQ With Mother For Questioning

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday January 4, 2019

Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar was today called for questioning by the Income Tax department at its Bengaluru office for the second consecutive day in a case of alleged tax evasion.

For Top Sonia Gandhi Aide Ahmed Patel, A Supreme Court Setback

India News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday January 3, 2019

Congress leader and Sonia Gandhi's top aide Ahmed Patel has to face trial in connection with his election to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, which has been challenged by his rival BJP candidate, the Supreme Court said today.

Top Court Turns Down Ahmed Patel's Plea On His Rajya Sabha Election

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 27, 2018

The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down Congress leader Ahmed Patel's petition seeking dismissal of a Gujarat High Court order to proceed with the hearing of an election petition by Balwantsinh Rajput challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha in 2017.

High Court Asked To Review Ahmed Patel's Plea On His Rajya Sabha Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 26, 2018

The Supreme Court today asked the Gujarat High Court to decide afresh the plea of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel challenging the maintainability of a petition filed by a BJP leader against his election to the Rajya Sabha.

Poll Panel Removes NOTA Option From Rajya Sabha Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 11, 2018

The Election Commission today withdrew the 'none of the above' (NOTA) option from ballot papers of the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Council polls following a Supreme Court directive.

Amit Shah Did Not Mention His Liabilities In Election Affidavit: Congress

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday August 12, 2018

The Congress on Saturday alleged that BJP President Amit Shah did not mention his liabilities in his election affidavit during the Rajya Sabha election in 2017, even though his son Jay Shah's company Kusum Finserve was given loans worth Rs 95 crore by several banks mortgaging Mr Shah's properties.

"Breakup Before Or After Election?": PM Modi On Opposition Unity

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy (with inputs from ANI) | Sunday August 12, 2018

The outcome of the recent no-confidence vote and the Rajya Sabha election in parliament proved which coalition is crumbling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview to news agency ANI published on Saturday night, saying that the critical question was whether the grouping of opposition parties against the BJP would fall apart before the 20...

Minus 16: How No Shows Sabotaged Rajya Sabha Elections For Opposition

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday August 10, 2018

The opposition's big unity test in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday ended in a big "F" -- what's seen as the reason is the Congress failure to co-opt Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Andhra Pradesh's YSR Congress. But a close look at the list of absentees -- even among the parties on its side -- provides another reason.

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election LIVE Updates: NDA's Harivansh Wins With 125 Votes

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday August 9, 2018

On the penultimate day of the monsoon session of parliament today, members voted to elect the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The ruling NDA fielded Janata Dal (United) MP Harivansh Narayan Singh, while the opposition backed three-time member of parliament BK Hariprasad of the Congress, for the post.

Top Court Seeks Reply On Ahmed Patel's Plea Over His Rajya Sabha Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 9, 2018

The court was hearing Ahmed Patel's plea to stay Gujarat High Court's proceedings which is hearing a petition challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha.

Top Court To Hear Ahmed Patel's Petition Against His Rajya Sabha Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 2, 2018

The Supreme Court will hear Congress leader Ahmed Patel's petition seeking a direction to the Gujarat High Court to not proceed with a petition challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha on July 9.

"Rajya Sabha Not An Old-Age Home": Row In Kerala Congress Over PJ Kurien

Kerala News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 4, 2018

A bitter internal tussle of Kerala Congress is being fought out in public, as a group of young lawmakers have set themselves against the re-election of veteran leader PJ Kurien in Rajya Sabha. On Facebook, while one lawmaker advised the party not to treat the upper house of parliament as an "old-age home" another said Mr Kurien should "take this op...

Blog: From Indira To Rajiv, 10 Defining Moments Of Election Seasons

Blog | Sunetra Choudhury | Sunday April 1, 2018

Whether it's this one or the late night drama and tug-of-war between the two A's- Amit Shah and Ahmed Patel - or the victory due to faulty pens in the Haryana elections, there's always a hook if you look for it in the polling ring.

Mayawati Hits Back At The BJP, Says SP "Friendship" In National Interest

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 27, 2018

Clearly indicating that her "friendship" with the Samajwadi Party would continue, BSP president Mayawati on Monday met the party's coordinators to apprise them of "new strategy" to defeat the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, party leaders said.

Should Have Sacrificed Jaya Bachchan, Mayawati Message To Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Sunday March 25, 2018

Mayawati, chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party that lost out to the ruling BJP in Friday's Rajya Sabha elections, has promised to make the ruling party pay for the setback in the 2019 general elections. She said the BJP was desperate to defeat her candidate in the expectation that she would break up the nascent alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's party but ...